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This episode of Space Nuts is brought to you with the support of Insta360. Capture your adventures with their latest game-changer, the GOUltra. For a special Space Nuts offer, visit store.insta360.com and use the promo code SPACENUTS at checkout.Cosmic Conversations: The Wow Seona Lee and New Discoveries in AstronomyIn this captivating episode of Space Nuts, hosts Heidi Campo and Professor Fred Watson take listeners on a journey through the latest astronomical discoveries and intriguing cosmic signals. With a mix of humor and scientific insight, they explore the enigmatic Wow Seona Lee, recent findings about Uranus, and the exciting advancements in SpaceX's Starship program.Episode Highlights:- The Wow Seona Lee Revisited: Fred shares the history behind the Wow Seona Lee, a mysterious radio signal detected in 1977 that has sparked debates about extraterrestrial life. Recent reanalysis of the data reveals that the signal was even stronger than previously thought, reigniting interest in its origins.- New Moons Around Uranus: The discovery of a new moon orbiting Uranus captures the hosts' excitement. Fred discusses the significance of this finding and the role of the James Webb Space Telescope in uncovering celestial objects at great distances.- SpaceX's Starship Success: The hosts provide an update on SpaceX's latest Starship launch, highlighting the successful test flight and its implications for future space exploration, including potential missions to Mars and the Moon.- Advocating for Dark Skies: Heidi introduces the Australasian Dark Sky Alliance and their petition to combat light pollution in Australia, emphasizing the importance of preserving dark skies for both astronomy and wildlife.For more Space Nuts, including our continuously updating newsfeed and to listen to all our episodes, visit our website. Follow us on social media at SpaceNutsPod on Facebook, X, YouTube Music Music, Tumblr, Instagram, and TikTok. We love engaging with our community, so be sure to drop us a message or comment on your favorite platform.If you'd like to help support Space Nuts and join our growing family of insiders for commercial-free episodes and more, visit spacenutspodcast.com/aboutStay curious, keep looking up, and join us next time for more stellar insights and cosmic wonders. Until then, clear skies and happy stargazing.Got a question for our Q&A episode? https://spacenutspodcast.com/amaBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/space-nuts-astronomy-insights-cosmic-discoveries--2631155/support.

As we head into the long Labor Day weekend, enjoy this encore episode featuring one of radio's greatest comedians trading laughs for thrills as Jack Benny stars on Suspense! First, he finds a bag of money and a pile of trouble in "Murder in G-Flat" (originally aired on CBS on April 5, 1951). Then, he's an embezzling retiree who adjusts his pension plan in "A Good and Faithful Servant" (originally aired on CBS on June 2, 1952). Finally, we head to Mars where Benny's average Martian is recruited to welcome visitors from Earth in "Plan X" (originally aired on CBS on February 2, 1953).

Hold on, because September's skies are not playing.We're stepping into eclipse season, Saturn's throwing us a cosmic curveball, Mercury is spinning our minds in every direction, and Mars? Well, it's going full Scorpio-mode

Listen to 127 Future Now Show Dolphins In the first hour were lucky to get both Ed Ellsworth and Tamayo Brown as our guests this week, as they prepare to host their Dolphin Yoga Retreat next week on the Big Island of Hawaii. Both are seasoned explorers of dolphin and whale communications and will be offering a 6 day interspecies experience  at the famous Point House in the storied Kealakekua Bay on the Kona coast of the island of Hawaiʻi.  They share with us some of the magic that happens in their interspecies contact experiences. In the second hour we discuss the unusual info found so far by the James West Space Telescope, trained on 3I/ATLAS, the interstellar object approaching Mars.  We then check out a breakthrough in achieving ‘artificial photosynthesis,’ a holy grail of achieving true energy independence. Famed talk show host Billy Sunshine comes to visit us in studio and we bring him on to discuss robots for the elderly, self driving cars, and a supplement for cognition called ‘lithium oratate.’  A lively show, we thinks you’ll enjoy it!

Were the Martian canals real? For decades, some of the world's most respected astronomers and newspapers answered with a resounding YES. But how did a simple misunderstanding spiral into a global belief in an advanced, dying civilization on the Red Planet? This episode unwraps the incredible story of the turn-of-the-century Martian craze, a period when fact and fiction blurred, and humanity collectively looked to the stars, convinced someone was looking back. We explore how this mania began, who its biggest champions were, and how the idea of intelligent Martians shaped science and culture forever.This deep dive into the history of our obsession with Mars is guided by acclaimed author David Baron, whose book "The Martians: The True Story of an Alien Craze That Captured Turn-of-the-Century America" chronicles this fascinating era. We begin with the story's surprising European origins, specifically with Italian astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli and his 1877 observations of "canali" on the Martian surface. A critical mistranslation of Giovanni Schiaparelli canali (Italian for "channels") into "canals" in English ignited the public imagination with the possibility of artificial structures. This idea was popularized by French astronomer and author Camille Flammarion, but it was an American who would become the theory's most fervent and influential advocate: Percival Lowell.Born into a wealthy Boston family, Percival Lowell dedicated his fortune and his life to proving the existence of an intelligent Martian race. We detail the astonishingly complex Percival Lowell Mars theory, which proposed that Mars was an old, drying planet and its inhabitants had built a planet-wide irrigation system—the Martian canals—to channel water from the polar ice caps to their desert cities. To prove it, Lowell founded the iconic Lowell Observatory in Arizona and even funded a massive expedition to Chile to capture the first-ever photographs of the canals, which he presented as undeniable proof. This led to a major rift in the scientific community, dividing astronomers into "canalists" and "anti-canalists."The belief in Martians wasn't just confined to scientific circles; it exploded into a full-blown cultural phenomenon. We discuss the immense impact of H.G. Wells War of the Worlds, a "scientific romance" that terrified and thrilled readers. Baron reveals how American newspapers, in a bout of Yellow Press sensationalism, pirated and serialized the story, localizing the invasion to New York and Boston and presenting it almost as a news report—a tactic Orson Welles would later famously use for his 1938 radio broadcast. The fervor grew so intense that in 1924, the U.S. military was convinced to enforce national radio silence to listen for signals from the Red Planet. So, what was the final nail in the coffin for the Martian canals? Baron explains how astronomer Eugène Michel Antoniadi's crystal-clear observations in 1909 and, ultimately, NASA's Mariner 4 spacecraft flyby in the 1960s, finally disproved the theory, revealing a cratered, lifeless landscape where canals were once drawn. This entire episode serves as a powerful look into the turn-of-the-century Martian craze and how it left an indelible mark on science fiction, inspiring figures like Robert H. Goddard and Carl Sagan and shaping our dreams of outer space to this day.About Our Guest:David Baron is an author and science journalist who specializes in telling gripping historical tales about the history of astronomy. He is the author of the new book, "The Martians: The True Story of an Alien Craze That Captured Turn-of-the-Century America," as well as the award-winning "American Eclipse," which is being adapted into a Broadway musical.Timestamps:(00:00) Introduction: The Martian Saga(03:01) The 1906 New York Times Headline: "There is Life on Mars"(04:47) European Origins: Schiaparelli, Flammarion, and the "Canali" Mistranslation(09:09) Percival Lowell: The American Champion of the Martian Cause(14:52) The Great Debate: Canalists vs. Anti-Canalists(19:26) The Hunt for Proof: Lowell's Astrophotography and The Chilean Expedition(23:26) Percival Lowell's Grand Theory of Martian Civilization(26:54) H.G. Wells and The War of the Worlds Sensation(33:32) Listening for Martians: The US Military's 1924 Radio Silence(35:11) How The Martian Canals Were Finally Disproven(41:01) The Enduring Legacy of the Martian Craze on Science FictionLearn More From Our Guest / Episode Resources:Get David Baron's Book, "The Martians"

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Continuous human presence in orbit has been a cornerstone of U.S. leadership in space for 25 years. But recent changes to NASA's Commercial LEO Destinations (CLD) strategy have Pam Melroy—former NASA Deputy Administrator and shuttle commander—sounding the alarm. She warns that shifting to short-duration missions risks ceding leadership in LEO and undermining U.S. readiness for Mars, opening the door for China to take the mantle.On this episode of Valley of Depth, we're joined by Pam to talk about the state of NASA, the future of space stations, and why requirements, the often overlooked backbone of program management, will determine whether the U.S. stays ahead. We trace her career from test pilot to shuttle commander to senior leadership at NASA, DARPA, and the FAA, and unpack what it means to build an architecture that actually holds together from LEO to Mars.We also discuss:Why continuous presence in LEO is a national security and leadership issueHow the CLD Phase 2 shift could reshape investor and partner confidenceThe role of SpaceX and Starship in the Moon–Mars roadmapWhat it takes to write requirements that don't doom a program from the startPam's vision of LEO, the Moon, and Mars in 2045…and much more.This episode is brought to you by World Space Business Week, taking place September 15–19 in Paris. WSBW is one of the leading annual gatherings for the global space industry, bringing together executives, investors, government officials, and innovators from across commercial, defense, and satellite sectors. Learn more at wsbw.com.• Chapters •00:00 – Intro00:55 – WSBW Ad01:21 – The key to Pam's success03:32 – The state of NASA05:01 – NASA in the next decade if we stay in our current trajectory06:58 – Why is maintaining a human presence in LEO so important?10:18 – The changing CLD Strategy15:29 – Cost and impact of continuous vs 30-day missions18:01 – NASA's requirements23:50 – Disintegration of requirements27:32 – Impact of the shift in CLD strategy29:52 – Why go back to the Moon?31:35 – Does the media understand the impact of landing on the Moon and Mars?35:19 – Why do 30-day missions make sense37:53 – Will China beat us back to the Moon?41:41 – Cultural impact if China beats us to the Moon45:17 – Does the Artemis program have the right architecture to succeed?47:46 – Is NASA too dependent on SpaceX?52:47 – How much should the U.S. be interested56:02 – What did leading the space shuttle teach Pam about leadership?57:54 – Inspiring the next generation of space exploration58:46 – Prediction 20 years later01:01:37 – Aliens? • Show notes •Mo's socials — https://twitter.com/itsmoislamPayload's socials — https://twitter.com/payloadspace / https://www.linkedin.com/company/payloadspaceIgnition's socials — https://twitter.com/ignitionnuclear / https://www.linkedin.com/company/ignition-nuclear/Tectonic's socials  — https://twitter.com/tectonicdefense / https://www.linkedin.com/company/tectonicdefense/Valley of Depth archive — Listen: https://pod.payloadspace.com/ • About us •Valley of Depth is a podcast about the technologies that matter — and the people building them. Brought to you by Arkaea Media, the team behind Payload (space), Ignition (nuclear energy), and Tectonic (defense tech), this show goes beyond headlines and hype. We talk to founders, investors, government officials, and military leaders shaping the future of national security and deep tech. From breakthrough science to strategic policy, we dive into the high-stakes decisions behind the world's hardest technologies.Payload: www.payloadspace.comIgnition: www.ignition-news.comTectonic: www.tectonicdefense.com

Will SpaceX's latest triumph mean Elon Musk will make it to Mars? Why will the price of Mounjaro weightless drugs go up? Benjamin Netanyahu called the IDF's airstrike on Gaza's Nasser Hospital a “tragic misstep" but so far 240 Palestinian journalists have died since the beginning of the conflict.Giles Whittell is joined by the Observer's International Editor, Steve Bloomfield, our Acting National News Editor, Rebecca Myers and reporter, James Tapper, as each try to pitch the top story of the day.Links to the team's Must Reads and recommendations here: Race Across the World‘House of Earth and Blood' by Sarah J. Maas**We want to hear what you think! Email us at: newsmeeting@observer.co.uk Follow us on Social Media: @ObserverUK on X @theobserveruk on Instagram and TikTok@theobserveruk.bsky.social‬ on bluesky Host: Giles WhittellProducer: Amalie SortlandExecutive Producer: Rebecca MooreTo find out more about The Observer:Subscribe to TheObserver+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free contentHead to our website observer.co.uk Download the Tortoise app – for a listening experience curated by our journalists Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Steep tariffs have been imposed on India by the US, doubling an existing duty, as President Donald Trump seeks to punish India for buying Russian oil and weapons. The Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has called it economic coercion and is urging Indians to buy more locally produced goods. Also: there's a growing diplomatic row between Denmark and the US over reports of covert influence operations in Greenland; we have a report on how some people are exploiting emotions surrounding the Holocaust by creating fake images produced by AI to earn money; the role of peat in boosting a country's natural defences; and the successful launch of SpaceX's tenth test- we get a former NASA employee's view on Elon Musk's efforts to go to the Moon and ultimately Mars.The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight. Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Follow or subscribe now and never miss a moment. Get in touch: globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk

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He was the oldest man on Mars ... in fact, the only one! The Hermit of Mars by Stephen Bartholomew. That's next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.All we know about Stephen Bartholomew is that six of his stories were published from 1957 to 1963. We will find today's story on page 49 in Worlds of Tomorrow Magazine published in October 1963, The Hermit of Mars by Stephen Bartholomew...Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, For unmarked ages a dead man kept his ghostly vigil on that barren, frozen asteroid. Dead Man's Planet by Russ Winterbotham.Rise - http://bit.ly/45So7Yr☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV===========================Discord - https://discord.gg/EXrY7UHTFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcastTwitter - https://x.com/LostSciFiPodInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/lostscifiguyThreads - https://www.threads.net/@scottscifiguy=========================== ❤️ ❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee$200 Someone$100 Tony from the Future$75 James Van Maanenberg$50 MizzBassie, Anonymous Listener$25 Someone, Eaten by a Grue, Jeff Lussenden, Fred Sieber, Anne, Craig Hamilton, Dave Wiseman, Bromite Thrip, Marwin de Haan, Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener$15 Every Month Someone$15 Someone, Carolyn Guthleben, Patrick McLendon, Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener$10 Anonymous Listener$5 Every Month Eaten by a Grue$5 Denis Kalinin, Timothy Buckley, Andre'a, Martin Brown, Ron McFarlan, Tif Love, Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous ListenerPlease participate in our podcast survey https://podcastsurvey.typeform.com/to/gNLcxQlk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Sun isn’t bothered by much. That’s because it travels through the Milky Way on its own. But most of the stars in the galaxy have at least one companion star. And the interactions between them can have a big impact. Consider Spica, a bright star near the Moon tonight. Although it looks like a single star, it’s really at least two stars. One of them is more than 11 times the mass of the Sun, while the other is about seven times the Sun’s mass. That makes Spica one of the more impressive binary systems around. The stars are extremely close together. They follow a stretched-out orbit that brings their surfaces to within about 10 million miles of each other. So the stars have big effects on each other. For one thing, their mutual gravitational pull distorts both stars. They’re shaped like eggs, with the tapered end pointing toward the other star. Also, the pull of the smaller star appears to create ripples in the larger one. And the tapered end of each star is hotter than its opposite hemisphere. In a few million years, the larger star will explode as a supernova. That’s likely to blast away some of the gas at the surface of the companion. And it’ll probably send the smaller star zipping across the galaxy – fired into space by a close companion. Look for Spica to the right of the Moon early this evening. The fainter planet Mars is farther to the lower right of the Moon. Script by Damond Benningfield

Send us a textSeptember is not just another month on the calendar — it's a turning point, a cosmic finale that calls you into deeper alignment with who you're becoming. In this episode of The Cosmic Valkyrie Podcast, Lynn Louise — guides you through September's energy forecast with clarity, depth, and powerful perspective.This is no lightweight overview. September carries the double vibration of 9/9 in a 9 Universal Year, making it the ultimate cycle of completion. It's the sacred stripping away of what no longer belongs, the breaking of patterns that have weighed you down, and the clearing of space so new beginnings can take root. Inside this episode, you'll discover: ✨ How September's 9/9 numerology amplifies closure and prepares you for the next cycle. ✨ Why eclipse season acts as a quantum reset, collapsing years of growth into days or weeks. ✨ The inner transformation sparked by Mars squaring Pluto retrograde in Aquarius. ✨ The wisdom of Deer medicine and how her gentleness can guide you through upheaval. ✨ How Clear Quartz can amplify your choices to strengthen your vision.This month is about breaking cycles at the deepest level. In numerology, 9 represents wisdom earned through lived experience. It is the compost of your old patterns — turning what was heavy into fertile soil for your next evolution. Pair this with eclipses, and you're in a cosmic classroom where endings come fast, and clarity rises like the sun after a storm.You'll also hear Lynn share how these astrological and numerological events directly influence your subconscious reprogramming. Because here's the truth: mindset hacks and surface-level affirmations won't cut it. They don't rewire the subconscious. When you align your subconscious with your conscious goals, you build unstoppable momentum without burnout.This episode also speaks to the real-life consequences of not heeding these cycles. What does burnout look like when you resist endings? It looks like exhaustion, overthinking, and clinging to what no longer serves. But when you embrace completion, you unlock peaceful awareness, the ability to feel peaceful even in times of change. You begin to embody new feminine energy traits: receptivity, intuition, fluidity. You stop fighting and start flowing.If you've been asking:How do I stop overthinking and trust my intuition?How do I develop intuition without second-guessing myself?How do I break cycles that keep me in burnout?What are the real signs of inner peace?…this episode will guide you.If you want deeper weekly guidance beyond the podcast Join the Shapeshifters Signal Mailing. #SeptemberForecast #Alignment #Momentum #QuantumPhysics #SubconsciousReprogramming #InductionHypnosis #Shapeshifter #FeminineEnergy #Intuition #InnerPeace #BreakingCycles #Overthinking #NLynn Louise has been helping women all over the world for over a decade. Her Evolution 10X Method combines Energetic Intelligence, Quantum Science and the Brain, and Fundamentals Strategy to help you quiet your mind, uplevel your consciousness, so you can live a life of deeper fulfillment and purpose. Lynn Louise is a Master Certified Hypnotist, Telepath, Shapeshifter, Multidimensional Traveler, and Coach driven by a powerful mission to help others. Her approach is unlike any other mentor's you have experienced. So, if you are ready to collapse timelines and create the business of your dreams - buckle up! For more information on how to work with her within her E10X Program: CLICK HERE

Cosmic news alignments during the month of September 2025 Cosmic news Welcome to The Lunar Lounge Podcast, your go-to source for all things astrology! Join us as we dive deep into the fascinating world of planetary alignments and configurations. In this week's episode, we unravel the celestial events set to unfold through the month of September 2025. Mars squares Jupiter, Venus opposes Pluto, Venus trines Neptune, Venus enters Leo, Mercury enters Virgo, Sun enters Virgo, Full Moon eclipse moon in Pisces. Tarot card of the week (4 of Wands), and so much more, we've got you covered. Tune in to gain valuable insights and knowledge about these cosmic occurrences. The Lunar lounge podcast Sponsor: Magic mind Discount code: LUNARLOUNGE20 Link: https://magicmind.superfiliate.com/LUNARLOUNGE20 Be sure to catch the live lunar Lounge podcast every Wednesday at 12:30pm UK time. To join live, participate and subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@TheLunarLoungePodcastOr on Instagram: https://www.threads.net/@sacredplanets?xmt=AQGzJ3i-db3-Ztc15vrxWemK2mAcDO9apLC_flO6U-5n9IU You could also catch it on all podcast platforms, such as Apple podcast, Spotify, Amazon music, Google podcast, and many more at https://rss.com/podcasts/thelunarloungepodcast

Today is Thursday, August 28th, 2025 Movement of the planets: Sun is at 5 degrees Virgo and sextile the Moon in Scorpio Moon is at 6 degrees Scorpio and sextile the Sun in Virgo, trine the Part of Fortune in Pisces, square Venus in Leo, square Pluto retrograde in Aquarius, square Pallas retrograde in Aquarius Part of Fortune is at 5 degrees Pisces and inconjunct Venus in Leo, square Uranus in Gemini Mercury is at 20 degrees Leo and trine Chiron retrograde in Aries, square Vesta in Scorpio, square Juno in Scorpio, trine Ceres retrograde in Aries Venus is at 3 degrees Leo and square the Moon in Scorpio, inconjunct the Part of Fortune in Pisces, trine Saturn retrograde in Aries, sextile Uranus in Gemini, trine Neptune retrograde in Aries, opposite Pluto retrograde in Aquarius, opposite Pallas retrograde in Aquarius, sesquiquadrate the North Node in Pisces, semisquare the South Node in Virgo Mars is at 13 degrees Libra and square Jupiter in Cancer, trine Pallas retrograde in Aquarius, opposite Ceres retrograde in Aries Jupiter is at 17 degrees Cancer and square Mars in Libra, semisquare Uranus in Gemini, trine Vesta in Scorpio, trine Juno in Scorpio, square Ceres retrograde in Aries, trine the North Node in Pisces, sextile the South Node in Virgo Saturn is at 0 degrees Aries retrograde and trine Venus in Leo, sextile Uranus in Gemini, conjunct Neptune retrograde in Aries, sextile Pluto retrograde in Aquarius Uranus is at 1 degree Gemini and square the Part of Fortune in Pisces, sextile Venus in Leo, semisquare Jupiter in Cancer, sextile Saturn retrograde in Aries, sextile Neptune retrograde in Aries, trine Pluto retrograde in Aquarius, semisquare Ceres retrograde in Aries Neptune is at 1 degree Aries retrograde and trine Venus in Leo, conjunct Saturn retrograde in Aries, sextile Uranus in Gemini, sextile Pluto retrograde in Aquarius Pluto is at 1 degree Aquarius retrograde and square the Moon in Scorpio, opposite Venus in Leo, sextile Saturn retrograde in Aries, trine Uranus in Gemini, sextile Neptune retrograde in Aries, conjunct Pallas retrograde in Aquarius, semisquare the North Node in Pisces, sesquiquadrate the South Node in Virgo Chiron is at 26 degrees Aries retrograde and trine Mercury in Leo Vesta is at 23 degrees Scorpio and square Mercury in Leo, trine Jupiter in Cancer, conjunct Juno in Scorpio, trine the North Node in Pisces Pallas is at 10 degrees Aquarius retrograde and square the Moon in Scorpio, opposite Venus in Leo, trine Mars in Libra, conjunct Pluto retrograde in Aquarius Juno is at 21 degrees Scorpio and square Mercury in Leo, trine Jupiter in Cancer, conjunct Vesta in Scorpio, trine the North Node in Pisces Ceres is at 15 degrees Aries retrograde and trine Mercury in Leo, opposite Mars in Libra, square Jupiter in Cancer, semisquare Uranus in Gemini The North Node is at 18 degrees Pisces and sesquiquadrate Venus in Leo, trine Jupiter in Cancer, semisquare Pluto retrograde in Aquarius, trine Vesta in Scorpio, trine Juno in Scorpio The South Node is at 18 degrees Virgo and semisquare Venus in Leo, sextile Jupiter in Cancer, sesquiquadrate Pluto retrograde in Aquarius Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today is Thursday, August 28th, 2025 Movement of the planets: Sun is at 5 degrees Virgo and sextile the Moon in Scorpio Moon is at 6 degrees Scorpio and sextile the Sun in Virgo, trine the Part of Fortune in Pisces, square Venus in Leo, square Pluto retrograde in Aquarius, square Pallas retrograde in Aquarius Part of Fortune is at 5 degrees Pisces and inconjunct Venus in Leo, square Uranus in Gemini Mercury is at 20 degrees Leo and trine Chiron retrograde in Aries, square Vesta in Scorpio, square Juno in Scorpio, trine Ceres retrograde in Aries Venus is at 3 degrees Leo and square the Moon in Scorpio, inconjunct the Part of Fortune in Pisces, trine Saturn retrograde in Aries, sextile Uranus in Gemini, trine Neptune retrograde in Aries, opposite Pluto retrograde in Aquarius, opposite Pallas retrograde in Aquarius, sesquiquadrate the North Node in Pisces, semisquare the South Node in Virgo Mars is at 13 degrees Libra and square Jupiter in Cancer, trine Pallas retrograde in Aquarius, opposite Ceres retrograde in Aries Jupiter is at 17 degrees Cancer and square Mars in Libra, semisquare Uranus in Gemini, trine Vesta in Scorpio, trine Juno in Scorpio, square Ceres retrograde in Aries, trine the North Node in Pisces, sextile the South Node in Virgo Saturn is at 0 degrees Aries retrograde and trine Venus in Leo, sextile Uranus in Gemini, conjunct Neptune retrograde in Aries, sextile Pluto retrograde in Aquarius Uranus is at 1 degree Gemini and square the Part of Fortune in Pisces, sextile Venus in Leo, semisquare Jupiter in Cancer, sextile Saturn retrograde in Aries, sextile Neptune retrograde in Aries, trine Pluto retrograde in Aquarius, semisquare Ceres retrograde in Aries Neptune is at 1 degree Aries retrograde and trine Venus in Leo, conjunct Saturn retrograde in Aries, sextile Uranus in Gemini, sextile Pluto retrograde in Aquarius Pluto is at 1 degree Aquarius retrograde and square the Moon in Scorpio, opposite Venus in Leo, sextile Saturn retrograde in Aries, trine Uranus in Gemini, sextile Neptune retrograde in Aries, conjunct Pallas retrograde in Aquarius, semisquare the North Node in Pisces, sesquiquadrate the South Node in Virgo Chiron is at 26 degrees Aries retrograde and trine Mercury in Leo Vesta is at 23 degrees Scorpio and square Mercury in Leo, trine Jupiter in Cancer, conjunct Juno in Scorpio, trine the North Node in Pisces Pallas is at 10 degrees Aquarius retrograde and square the Moon in Scorpio, opposite Venus in Leo, trine Mars in Libra, conjunct Pluto retrograde in Aquarius Juno is at 21 degrees Scorpio and square Mercury in Leo, trine Jupiter in Cancer, conjunct Vesta in Scorpio, trine the North Node in Pisces Ceres is at 15 degrees Aries retrograde and trine Mercury in Leo, opposite Mars in Libra, square Jupiter in Cancer, semisquare Uranus in Gemini The North Node is at 18 degrees Pisces and sesquiquadrate Venus in Leo, trine Jupiter in Cancer, semisquare Pluto retrograde in Aquarius, trine Vesta in Scorpio, trine Juno in Scorpio The South Node is at 18 degrees Virgo and semisquare Venus in Leo, sextile Jupiter in Cancer, sesquiquadrate Pluto retrograde in Aquarius Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Secret History of Gold comes out this week. Here for your viewing pleasure is a fim about gold based on the first chapter.“Gold will be slave or master”HoraceIn 2021, a metal detectorist with the eyebrow-raising name of Ole Ginnerup Schytz dug up a hoard of Viking gold in a field in Denmark. The gold was just as it was when it was buried 1,500 years before, if a little dirtier. The same goes for the jewellery unearthed at the Varna Necropolis in Bulgaria in 1972. The beads, bracelets, rings and necklaces are as good as when they were buried 6,700 years ago.In the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, there is a golden tooth bridge — a gold wire used to bind teeth and dental implants — made over 4,000 years ago. It could go in your mouth today.No other substance is as long-lasting as gold — not diamonds, not tungsten carbide, not boron nitride. Gold does not corrode; it does not tarnish or decay; it does not break down over time. This sets it apart from every other substance. Iron rusts, wood rots, silver tarnishes. Gold never changes. Left alone, it stays itself. And it never loses its shine — how about that?Despite its permanence, you can shape this enormously ductile metal into pretty much anything. An ounce of gold can be stretched into a wire 50 miles long or plate a copper wire 1,000 miles long. It can be beaten into a leaf just one atom thick. Yet there is one thing you cannot do and that is destroy it. Life may be temporary, but gold is permanent. It really is forever.This means that all the gold that has ever been mined, estimated to be 216,000 tonnes, still exists somewhere. Put together it would fit into a cube with 22-metre sides. Visualise a square building seven storeys high — and that would be all the gold ever.With some effort, you can dissolve gold in certain chemical solutions, alloy it with other metals, or even vaporise it. But the gold will always be there. It is theoretically possible to destroy gold through nuclear reactions and other such extreme methods, but in practical terms, gold is indestructible. It is the closest thing we have on earth to immortality.Perhaps that is why almost every ancient culture we know of associated gold with the eternal. The Egyptians believed the flesh of gods was made of gold, and that it gave you safe passage into the afterlife. In Greek myth, the Golden Apples of the Hesperides, which Hercules was sent to retrieve, conferred immortality on whoever ate them. The South Americans saw gold as the link between humanity and the cosmos. They were not far wrong.Gold was present in the dust that formed the solar system. It sits in the earth's crust today, just as it did when our planet was formed some 4.6 billion years ago. That little bit of gold you may be wearing on your finger or around your neck is actually older than the earth itself. In fact, it is older than the solar system. To touch gold is as close as you will ever come to touching eternity.And yet the world's most famous investor is not impressed.‘It gets dug out of the ground in Africa, or some place,' said Warren Buffett. ‘Then we melt it down, dig another hole, bury it again and pay people to stand around guarding it. It has no utility. Anyone watching from Mars would be scratching their head.'He's right. Gold does nothing. It does not even pay a yield. It just sits there inert. We use other metals to construct things, cut things or conduct things, but gold's industrial uses are minimal. It is a good conductor of electricity, but copper and silver are better and cheaper. It has some use in dentistry, medical applications and nanotechnology. It is finding more and more use in outer space — back whence it came — where it is used to coat spacecraft, astronauts' visors and heat shields. But, in the grand scheme of things, these uses are paltry.Gold's only purpose is to store and display prosperity. It is dense and tangible wealth: pure money.Though you may not realise it, we still use gold as money today. Not so much as a medium to exchange value but store it.In 1970, about 27 per cent of all the gold in the world was in the form of gold coinage and central bank or government reserves. Today, even with the gold standard long since dead, the percentage is about the same.The most powerful nation on earth, the United States, keeps 70 per cent of its foreign exchange holdings in gold. Its great rival, China, is both the world's largest producer and the world's largest importer. It has built up reserves that, as we shall discover, are likely as great as the USA's. If you buying gold or silver coins to protect yourself in these “interesting times” - and I urge you to - as always I recommend The Pure Gold Company. Pricing is competitive, quality of service is high. They deliver to the UK, the US, Canada and Europe or you can store your gold with them. More here.Ordinary people and institutions the world over use gold to store wealth. Across myriad cultures gold is gifted at landmark life events — births and weddings — because of its intrinsic value.In fact, gold's purchasing power has increased over the millennia, as human beings have grown more productive. The same ounce of gold said by economic historians to have bought King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon 350 loaves of bread could buy you more than 1,000 loaves today. The same gold dinar (roughly 1/7 oz) that, in the time of the Koran in the seventh century, bought you a lamb would buy you three lambs today. Those same four or five aurei (1 oz) which bought you a fine linen tunic in ancient Rome would buy you considerably more clothing today.In 1972, 0.07 ounces of gold would buy you a barrel of oil. Here we are in 2024 and a barrel of oil costs 0.02 ounces of gold — it's significantly cheaper than it was fifty years ago.House prices, too, if you measure them in gold, have stayed constant. It is only when they are measured in fiat currency that they have appreciated so relentlessly (and destructively).In other words, an ounce of gold buys you as much, and sometimes more, food, clothing, energy and shelter as it did ten years ago, a hundred years ago or even thousands of years ago. As gold lasts, so does its purchasing power. You cannot say the same about modern national currencies.Rare and expensive to mine, the supply of gold is constrained. This is in stark contrast to modern money — electronic, debt-based fiat money to give it its full name — the supply of which multiplies every year as governments spend and borrowing balloons.As if by Natural Law, gold supply has increased at the same rate as the global population — roughly 2 per cent per annum. The population of the world has slightly more than doubled since 1850. So has gold supply. The correlation has held for centuries, except for one fifty-year period during the gold rushes of the late nineteenth century, when gold supply per capita increased.Gold has the added attraction of being beautiful. It shines and glistens and sparkles. It captivates and allures. The word ‘gold' derives from the Sanskrit ‘jval', meaning ‘to shine'. That's why we use it as jewellery — to show off our wealth and success, as well as to store it. Indeed, in nomadic prehistory, and still in parts of the world today, carrying your wealth on your person as jewellery was the safest way to keep it.The universe has given us this captivatingly beautiful, dense, inert, malleable, scarce, useless and permanent substance whose only use is to be money. To quote historian Peter Bernstein, ‘nothing is as useless and useful all at the same time'.But after thousands of years of gold being official money, in the early twentieth century there was a seismic shift. Neither the British, German nor French government had enough gold to pay for the First World War. They abandoned gold backing to print the money they needed. In the inter-war years, nations briefly attempted a return to gold standards, but they failed. The two prevailing monetary theories clashed: gold-backed versus state-issued currency. Gold standard advocates, such as Montagu Norman, Governor of the Bank of England, considered gold to be one of the key pillars of a free society along with property rights and habeas corpus. ‘We have gold because we cannot trust governments,' said President Herbert Hoover in 1933. This was a sentiment echoed by one of the founders of the London School of Economics, George Bernard Shaw — to whom I am grateful for demonstrating that it is possible to have a career as both a comedian and a financial writer. ‘You have to choose (as a voter),' he said, ‘between trusting to the natural stability of gold and the natural stability of the honesty and intelligence of the members of the Government… I advise you, as long as the Capitalist system lasts, to vote for gold.'On the other hand, many, such as economist John Maynard Keynes, advocated the idea of fiat currency to give government greater control over the economy and the ability to manipulate the money supply. Keynes put fixation with gold in the Freudian realms of sex and religion. The gold standard, he famously said after the First World War — and rightly, as it turned out — was ‘already a barbarous relic'. Freud himself related fascination with gold to the erotic fantasies and interests of early childhood.Needless to say, Keynes and fiat money prevailed. By the end of the 1930s, most of Europe had left the gold standard. The US followed, but not completely until 1971, in order to meet the ballooning costs of its welfare system and its war in Vietnam.But compare both gold's universality (everyone everywhere knows gold has value) and its purchasing power to national currencies and you have to wonder why we don't use it officially today. There is a very good reason: power.Sticking to the discipline of the gold standard means governments can't just create money or run deficits to the same extent. Instead, they have to rein in their spending, which they are not prepared to do, especially in the twenty-first century, when they make so many promises to win elections. Balanced books, let alone independent money, have become an impossibility. If you seek an answer as to why the state has grown so large in the West, look no further than our system of money. When one body in a society has the power to create money at no cost to itself, it is inevitable that that body will grow disproportionately large. So it is in the twenty-first century, where state spending in many social democracies is now not far off 50 per cent of GDP, sometimes higher.Many arguments about gold will quickly slide into a political argument about the role of government. It is a deeply political metal. Those who favour gold tend to favour small government, free markets and individual responsibility. I count myself in that camp. Those who dismiss it tend to favour large government and state planning.I have argued many times that money is the blood of a society. It must be healthy. So much starts with money: values, morals, behaviour, ambitions, manners, even family size. Money must be sound and true. At the moment it is neither. Gold, however, is both. ‘Because gold is honest money it is disliked by dishonest men,' said former Republican Congressman Ron Paul. As Dorothy is advised in The Wizard of Oz (which was, as we shall discover, part allegory), maybe the time has come to once again ‘follow the yellow brick road'.On the other hand, maybe the twilight of gold has arrived, as Niall Ferguson argued in his history of debt and money, The Cash Nexus. Gold's future, he said, is ‘mainly as jewellery' or ‘in parts of the world with primitive or unstable monetary and financial systems'. Gold may have been money for 5,000 years, or even 10,000 years, but so was the horse a means of transport, and then along came the motor car.A history of gold is inevitably a history of money, but it is also a history of greed, obsession and ambition. Gold is beautiful. Gold is compelling. It is wealth in its purest, most distilled form. ‘Gold is a child of Zeus,' runs the ancient Greek lyric. ‘Neither moth nor rust devoureth it; but the mind of man is devoured by this supreme possession.' Perhaps that's why Thomas Edison said gold was ‘an invention of Satan'. Wealth, and all the emotions that come with it, can do strange things to people.Gold has led people to do the most brilliant, the most brave, the most inventive, the most innovative and the most terrible things. ‘More men have been knocked off balance by gold than by love,' runs the saying, usually attributed to Benjamin Disraeli. Where gold is concerned, emotion, not logic, prevails. Even in today's markets it is a speculative asset whose price is driven by greed and fear, not by fundamental production numbers.Its gleam has drawn man across oceans, across continents and into the unknown. It lured Jason and the Argonauts, Alexander the Great, numerous Caesars, da Gama, Cortés, Pizarro and Raleigh. Brilliant new civilisations have emerged as a result of the quest for gold, yet so have slavery, war, deceit, death and devastation. Describing the gold mines of ancient Egypt, the historian Diodorus Siculus wrote, ‘there is absolutely no consideration nor relaxation for sick or maimed, for aged man or weak woman. All are forced to labour at their tasks until they die, worn out by misery amid their toil.' His description could apply to many an illegal mine in Africa today.The English critic John Ruskin told a story of a man who boarded a ship with all his money: a bag of gold coins. Several days into the voyage a terrible storm blew up. ‘Abandon ship!' came the cry. The man strapped his bag around his waist and jumped overboard, only to sink to the bottom of the sea. ‘Now,' asked Ruskin, ‘as he was sinking — had he the gold? Or had the gold him?'As the Chinese proverb goes, ‘The miser does not own the gold; the gold owns the miser.'Gold may be a dead metal. Inert, unchanging and lifeless. But its hold over humanity never relents. It has adorned us since before the dawn of civilisation and, as money, underpinned economies ever since. Desire for it has driven mankind forwards, the prime impulse for quest and conquest, for exploration and discovery. From its origins in the hearts of dying stars to its quiet presence today beneath the machinery of modern finance, gold has seen it all. How many secrets does this silent witness keep? This book tells the story of gold. It unveils the schemes, intrigues and forces that have shaped our world in the relentless pursuit of this ancient asset, which, even in this digital age, still wields immense power.That was Chapter One of The Secret History of Gold The Secret History of Gold is available to pre-order at Amazon, Waterstones and all good bookshops. I hear the audiobook, read by me, is excellent. The book comes out on August 28.Hurry! Amazon is currently offering 20% off.Until next time,Dominic This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.theflyingfrisby.com/subscribe

Today is Thursday, August 28th, 2025 Movement of the planets: Sun is at 5 degrees Virgo and sextile the Moon in Scorpio Moon is at 6 degrees Scorpio and sextile the Sun in Virgo, trine the Part of Fortune in Pisces, square Venus in Leo, square Pluto retrograde in Aquarius, square Pallas retrograde in Aquarius Part of Fortune is at 5 degrees Pisces and inconjunct Venus in Leo, square Uranus in Gemini Mercury is at 20 degrees Leo and trine Chiron retrograde in Aries, square Vesta in Scorpio, square Juno in Scorpio, trine Ceres retrograde in Aries Venus is at 3 degrees Leo and square the Moon in Scorpio, inconjunct the Part of Fortune in Pisces, trine Saturn retrograde in Aries, sextile Uranus in Gemini, trine Neptune retrograde in Aries, opposite Pluto retrograde in Aquarius, opposite Pallas retrograde in Aquarius, sesquiquadrate the North Node in Pisces, semisquare the South Node in Virgo Mars is at 13 degrees Libra and square Jupiter in Cancer, trine Pallas retrograde in Aquarius, opposite Ceres retrograde in Aries Jupiter is at 17 degrees Cancer and square Mars in Libra, semisquare Uranus in Gemini, trine Vesta in Scorpio, trine Juno in Scorpio, square Ceres retrograde in Aries, trine the North Node in Pisces, sextile the South Node in Virgo Saturn is at 0 degrees Aries retrograde and trine Venus in Leo, sextile Uranus in Gemini, conjunct Neptune retrograde in Aries, sextile Pluto retrograde in Aquarius Uranus is at 1 degree Gemini and square the Part of Fortune in Pisces, sextile Venus in Leo, semisquare Jupiter in Cancer, sextile Saturn retrograde in Aries, sextile Neptune retrograde in Aries, trine Pluto retrograde in Aquarius, semisquare Ceres retrograde in Aries Neptune is at 1 degree Aries retrograde and trine Venus in Leo, conjunct Saturn retrograde in Aries, sextile Uranus in Gemini, sextile Pluto retrograde in Aquarius Pluto is at 1 degree Aquarius retrograde and square the Moon in Scorpio, opposite Venus in Leo, sextile Saturn retrograde in Aries, trine Uranus in Gemini, sextile Neptune retrograde in Aries, conjunct Pallas retrograde in Aquarius, semisquare the North Node in Pisces, sesquiquadrate the South Node in Virgo Chiron is at 26 degrees Aries retrograde and trine Mercury in Leo Vesta is at 23 degrees Scorpio and square Mercury in Leo, trine Jupiter in Cancer, conjunct Juno in Scorpio, trine the North Node in Pisces Pallas is at 10 degrees Aquarius retrograde and square the Moon in Scorpio, opposite Venus in Leo, trine Mars in Libra, conjunct Pluto retrograde in Aquarius Juno is at 21 degrees Scorpio and square Mercury in Leo, trine Jupiter in Cancer, conjunct Vesta in Scorpio, trine the North Node in Pisces Ceres is at 15 degrees Aries retrograde and trine Mercury in Leo, opposite Mars in Libra, square Jupiter in Cancer, semisquare Uranus in Gemini The North Node is at 18 degrees Pisces and sesquiquadrate Venus in Leo, trine Jupiter in Cancer, semisquare Pluto retrograde in Aquarius, trine Vesta in Scorpio, trine Juno in Scorpio The South Node is at 18 degrees Virgo and semisquare Venus in Leo, sextile Jupiter in Cancer, sesquiquadrate Pluto retrograde in Aquarius Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today is Thursday, August 28th, 2025 Movement of the planets: Sun is at 5 degrees Virgo and sextile the Moon in Scorpio Moon is at 6 degrees Scorpio and sextile the Sun in Virgo, trine the Part of Fortune in Pisces, square Venus in Leo, square Pluto retrograde in Aquarius, square Pallas retrograde in Aquarius Part of Fortune is at 5 degrees Pisces and inconjunct Venus in Leo, square Uranus in Gemini Mercury is at 20 degrees Leo and trine Chiron retrograde in Aries, square Vesta in Scorpio, square Juno in Scorpio, trine Ceres retrograde in Aries Venus is at 3 degrees Leo and square the Moon in Scorpio, inconjunct the Part of Fortune in Pisces, trine Saturn retrograde in Aries, sextile Uranus in Gemini, trine Neptune retrograde in Aries, opposite Pluto retrograde in Aquarius, opposite Pallas retrograde in Aquarius, sesquiquadrate the North Node in Pisces, semisquare the South Node in Virgo Mars is at 13 degrees Libra and square Jupiter in Cancer, trine Pallas retrograde in Aquarius, opposite Ceres retrograde in Aries Jupiter is at 17 degrees Cancer and square Mars in Libra, semisquare Uranus in Gemini, trine Vesta in Scorpio, trine Juno in Scorpio, square Ceres retrograde in Aries, trine the North Node in Pisces, sextile the South Node in Virgo Saturn is at 0 degrees Aries retrograde and trine Venus in Leo, sextile Uranus in Gemini, conjunct Neptune retrograde in Aries, sextile Pluto retrograde in Aquarius Uranus is at 1 degree Gemini and square the Part of Fortune in Pisces, sextile Venus in Leo, semisquare Jupiter in Cancer, sextile Saturn retrograde in Aries, sextile Neptune retrograde in Aries, trine Pluto retrograde in Aquarius, semisquare Ceres retrograde in Aries Neptune is at 1 degree Aries retrograde and trine Venus in Leo, conjunct Saturn retrograde in Aries, sextile Uranus in Gemini, sextile Pluto retrograde in Aquarius Pluto is at 1 degree Aquarius retrograde and square the Moon in Scorpio, opposite Venus in Leo, sextile Saturn retrograde in Aries, trine Uranus in Gemini, sextile Neptune retrograde in Aries, conjunct Pallas retrograde in Aquarius, semisquare the North Node in Pisces, sesquiquadrate the South Node in Virgo Chiron is at 26 degrees Aries retrograde and trine Mercury in Leo Vesta is at 23 degrees Scorpio and square Mercury in Leo, trine Jupiter in Cancer, conjunct Juno in Scorpio, trine the North Node in Pisces Pallas is at 10 degrees Aquarius retrograde and square the Moon in Scorpio, opposite Venus in Leo, trine Mars in Libra, conjunct Pluto retrograde in Aquarius Juno is at 21 degrees Scorpio and square Mercury in Leo, trine Jupiter in Cancer, conjunct Vesta in Scorpio, trine the North Node in Pisces Ceres is at 15 degrees Aries retrograde and trine Mercury in Leo, opposite Mars in Libra, square Jupiter in Cancer, semisquare Uranus in Gemini The North Node is at 18 degrees Pisces and sesquiquadrate Venus in Leo, trine Jupiter in Cancer, semisquare Pluto retrograde in Aquarius, trine Vesta in Scorpio, trine Juno in Scorpio The South Node is at 18 degrees Virgo and semisquare Venus in Leo, sextile Jupiter in Cancer, sesquiquadrate Pluto retrograde in Aquarius Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today is Thursday, August 28th, 2025 Movement of the planets: Sun is at 5 degrees Virgo and sextile the Moon in Scorpio Moon is at 6 degrees Scorpio and sextile the Sun in Virgo, trine the Part of Fortune in Pisces, square Venus in Leo, square Pluto retrograde in Aquarius, square Pallas retrograde in Aquarius Part of Fortune is at 5 degrees Pisces and inconjunct Venus in Leo, square Uranus in Gemini Mercury is at 20 degrees Leo and trine Chiron retrograde in Aries, square Vesta in Scorpio, square Juno in Scorpio, trine Ceres retrograde in Aries Venus is at 3 degrees Leo and square the Moon in Scorpio, inconjunct the Part of Fortune in Pisces, trine Saturn retrograde in Aries, sextile Uranus in Gemini, trine Neptune retrograde in Aries, opposite Pluto retrograde in Aquarius, opposite Pallas retrograde in Aquarius, sesquiquadrate the North Node in Pisces, semisquare the South Node in Virgo Mars is at 13 degrees Libra and square Jupiter in Cancer, trine Pallas retrograde in Aquarius, opposite Ceres retrograde in Aries Jupiter is at 17 degrees Cancer and square Mars in Libra, semisquare Uranus in Gemini, trine Vesta in Scorpio, trine Juno in Scorpio, square Ceres retrograde in Aries, trine the North Node in Pisces, sextile the South Node in Virgo Saturn is at 0 degrees Aries retrograde and trine Venus in Leo, sextile Uranus in Gemini, conjunct Neptune retrograde in Aries, sextile Pluto retrograde in Aquarius Uranus is at 1 degree Gemini and square the Part of Fortune in Pisces, sextile Venus in Leo, semisquare Jupiter in Cancer, sextile Saturn retrograde in Aries, sextile Neptune retrograde in Aries, trine Pluto retrograde in Aquarius, semisquare Ceres retrograde in Aries Neptune is at 1 degree Aries retrograde and trine Venus in Leo, conjunct Saturn retrograde in Aries, sextile Uranus in Gemini, sextile Pluto retrograde in Aquarius Pluto is at 1 degree Aquarius retrograde and square the Moon in Scorpio, opposite Venus in Leo, sextile Saturn retrograde in Aries, trine Uranus in Gemini, sextile Neptune retrograde in Aries, conjunct Pallas retrograde in Aquarius, semisquare the North Node in Pisces, sesquiquadrate the South Node in Virgo Chiron is at 26 degrees Aries retrograde and trine Mercury in Leo Vesta is at 23 degrees Scorpio and square Mercury in Leo, trine Jupiter in Cancer, conjunct Juno in Scorpio, trine the North Node in Pisces Pallas is at 10 degrees Aquarius retrograde and square the Moon in Scorpio, opposite Venus in Leo, trine Mars in Libra, conjunct Pluto retrograde in Aquarius Juno is at 21 degrees Scorpio and square Mercury in Leo, trine Jupiter in Cancer, conjunct Vesta in Scorpio, trine the North Node in Pisces Ceres is at 15 degrees Aries retrograde and trine Mercury in Leo, opposite Mars in Libra, square Jupiter in Cancer, semisquare Uranus in Gemini The North Node is at 18 degrees Pisces and sesquiquadrate Venus in Leo, trine Jupiter in Cancer, semisquare Pluto retrograde in Aquarius, trine Vesta in Scorpio, trine Juno in Scorpio The South Node is at 18 degrees Virgo and semisquare Venus in Leo, sextile Jupiter in Cancer, sesquiquadrate Pluto retrograde in Aquarius Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today is Thursday, August 28th, 2025 Movement of the planets: Sun is at 5 degrees Virgo and sextile the Moon in Scorpio Moon is at 6 degrees Scorpio and sextile the Sun in Virgo, trine the Part of Fortune in Pisces, square Venus in Leo, square Pluto retrograde in Aquarius, square Pallas retrograde in Aquarius Part of Fortune is at 5 degrees Pisces and inconjunct Venus in Leo, square Uranus in Gemini Mercury is at 20 degrees Leo and trine Chiron retrograde in Aries, square Vesta in Scorpio, square Juno in Scorpio, trine Ceres retrograde in Aries Venus is at 3 degrees Leo and square the Moon in Scorpio, inconjunct the Part of Fortune in Pisces, trine Saturn retrograde in Aries, sextile Uranus in Gemini, trine Neptune retrograde in Aries, opposite Pluto retrograde in Aquarius, opposite Pallas retrograde in Aquarius, sesquiquadrate the North Node in Pisces, semisquare the South Node in Virgo Mars is at 13 degrees Libra and square Jupiter in Cancer, trine Pallas retrograde in Aquarius, opposite Ceres retrograde in Aries Jupiter is at 17 degrees Cancer and square Mars in Libra, semisquare Uranus in Gemini, trine Vesta in Scorpio, trine Juno in Scorpio, square Ceres retrograde in Aries, trine the North Node in Pisces, sextile the South Node in Virgo Saturn is at 0 degrees Aries retrograde and trine Venus in Leo, sextile Uranus in Gemini, conjunct Neptune retrograde in Aries, sextile Pluto retrograde in Aquarius Uranus is at 1 degree Gemini and square the Part of Fortune in Pisces, sextile Venus in Leo, semisquare Jupiter in Cancer, sextile Saturn retrograde in Aries, sextile Neptune retrograde in Aries, trine Pluto retrograde in Aquarius, semisquare Ceres retrograde in Aries Neptune is at 1 degree Aries retrograde and trine Venus in Leo, conjunct Saturn retrograde in Aries, sextile Uranus in Gemini, sextile Pluto retrograde in Aquarius Pluto is at 1 degree Aquarius retrograde and square the Moon in Scorpio, opposite Venus in Leo, sextile Saturn retrograde in Aries, trine Uranus in Gemini, sextile Neptune retrograde in Aries, conjunct Pallas retrograde in Aquarius, semisquare the North Node in Pisces, sesquiquadrate the South Node in Virgo Chiron is at 26 degrees Aries retrograde and trine Mercury in Leo Vesta is at 23 degrees Scorpio and square Mercury in Leo, trine Jupiter in Cancer, conjunct Juno in Scorpio, trine the North Node in Pisces Pallas is at 10 degrees Aquarius retrograde and square the Moon in Scorpio, opposite Venus in Leo, trine Mars in Libra, conjunct Pluto retrograde in Aquarius Juno is at 21 degrees Scorpio and square Mercury in Leo, trine Jupiter in Cancer, conjunct Vesta in Scorpio, trine the North Node in Pisces Ceres is at 15 degrees Aries retrograde and trine Mercury in Leo, opposite Mars in Libra, square Jupiter in Cancer, semisquare Uranus in Gemini The North Node is at 18 degrees Pisces and sesquiquadrate Venus in Leo, trine Jupiter in Cancer, semisquare Pluto retrograde in Aquarius, trine Vesta in Scorpio, trine Juno in Scorpio The South Node is at 18 degrees Virgo and semisquare Venus in Leo, sextile Jupiter in Cancer, sesquiquadrate Pluto retrograde in Aquarius Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today is Thursday, August 28th, 2025 Movement of the planets: Sun is at 5 degrees Virgo and sextile the Moon in Scorpio Moon is at 6 degrees Scorpio and sextile the Sun in Virgo, trine the Part of Fortune in Pisces, square Venus in Leo, square Pluto retrograde in Aquarius, square Pallas retrograde in Aquarius Part of Fortune is at 5 degrees Pisces and inconjunct Venus in Leo, square Uranus in Gemini Mercury is at 20 degrees Leo and trine Chiron retrograde in Aries, square Vesta in Scorpio, square Juno in Scorpio, trine Ceres retrograde in Aries Venus is at 3 degrees Leo and square the Moon in Scorpio, inconjunct the Part of Fortune in Pisces, trine Saturn retrograde in Aries, sextile Uranus in Gemini, trine Neptune retrograde in Aries, opposite Pluto retrograde in Aquarius, opposite Pallas retrograde in Aquarius, sesquiquadrate the North Node in Pisces, semisquare the South Node in Virgo Mars is at 13 degrees Libra and square Jupiter in Cancer, trine Pallas retrograde in Aquarius, opposite Ceres retrograde in Aries Jupiter is at 17 degrees Cancer and square Mars in Libra, semisquare Uranus in Gemini, trine Vesta in Scorpio, trine Juno in Scorpio, square Ceres retrograde in Aries, trine the North Node in Pisces, sextile the South Node in Virgo Saturn is at 0 degrees Aries retrograde and trine Venus in Leo, sextile Uranus in Gemini, conjunct Neptune retrograde in Aries, sextile Pluto retrograde in Aquarius Uranus is at 1 degree Gemini and square the Part of Fortune in Pisces, sextile Venus in Leo, semisquare Jupiter in Cancer, sextile Saturn retrograde in Aries, sextile Neptune retrograde in Aries, trine Pluto retrograde in Aquarius, semisquare Ceres retrograde in Aries Neptune is at 1 degree Aries retrograde and trine Venus in Leo, conjunct Saturn retrograde in Aries, sextile Uranus in Gemini, sextile Pluto retrograde in Aquarius Pluto is at 1 degree Aquarius retrograde and square the Moon in Scorpio, opposite Venus in Leo, sextile Saturn retrograde in Aries, trine Uranus in Gemini, sextile Neptune retrograde in Aries, conjunct Pallas retrograde in Aquarius, semisquare the North Node in Pisces, sesquiquadrate the South Node in Virgo Chiron is at 26 degrees Aries retrograde and trine Mercury in Leo Vesta is at 23 degrees Scorpio and square Mercury in Leo, trine Jupiter in Cancer, conjunct Juno in Scorpio, trine the North Node in Pisces Pallas is at 10 degrees Aquarius retrograde and square the Moon in Scorpio, opposite Venus in Leo, trine Mars in Libra, conjunct Pluto retrograde in Aquarius Juno is at 21 degrees Scorpio and square Mercury in Leo, trine Jupiter in Cancer, conjunct Vesta in Scorpio, trine the North Node in Pisces Ceres is at 15 degrees Aries retrograde and trine Mercury in Leo, opposite Mars in Libra, square Jupiter in Cancer, semisquare Uranus in Gemini The North Node is at 18 degrees Pisces and sesquiquadrate Venus in Leo, trine Jupiter in Cancer, semisquare Pluto retrograde in Aquarius, trine Vesta in Scorpio, trine Juno in Scorpio The South Node is at 18 degrees Virgo and semisquare Venus in Leo, sextile Jupiter in Cancer, sesquiquadrate Pluto retrograde in Aquarius Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Heath and Noah tackle a Christian documentary that makes the argument "Just look at the X!" over and over again while making it ever clearer that the producer wrestles with sinful thoughts about birds. --- Come see us live in New Orleans on September 27th! If you'd like to make a per episode donation and get monthly bonus episodes, please check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/godawful Check out our other shows, The Scathing Atheist, The Skepticrat, Citation Needed, and D&D Minus. Our theme music is written and performed by Ryan Slotnick of Evil Giraffes on Mars. If you'd like to hear more, check out their Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/ Report instances of harassment or abuse connected to this show to the Creator Accountability Network here: https://creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org/

A plane crash, 52 lives lost, and a forest alive with mystery. In 1965, Flight 21 exploded over British Columbia in what remains Canada's largest unsolved mass murder. Paranormal investigator Dave Scott takes us deep into the crash site, where ghosts, UFOs, Sasquatch, and even whispers of skinwalkers haunt the wilderness.Then, researcher Mark Lanoue reveals a shocking warning for the future of space travel: could humans on Mars turn green, lose their eyesight, and evolve into something entirely new?From haunted forests to the Red Planet, the strange and unexplainable collide in this episode of The Paranormal 60 with Dave Schrader.Follow Dave Scott here: https://spacedoutradio.com/home/Follow Mark Lanoue here: www.markallenlanoue.comMysterious Places & the Future Us - The Paranormal 60 Podcast PLEASE SUPPORT THE ADVERTISERS THAT SUPPORT THIS SHOWLEAN - Save 25% on Everything Sitewide by using code Laborday25 at check out www.BrickHouseNutrition.comHappiness Experiment - https://go.happinessexperiment.com/begin-aff-o2?am_id=podcast2025&utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=michaelFactor Meals - Get 50% off your first order & Free Shipping at ⁠⁠www.FactorMeals.com/p6050off⁠⁠ & use code: P6050off at checkoutMint Mobile - To get your new wireless plan for just $15 a month, and get the plan shipped to your door for FREE, go to ⁠⁠www.MintMobile.com/P60⁠⁠Shadow Zine - ⁠⁠https://shadowzine.com/⁠⁠Love & Lotus Tarot -  ⁠⁠http://lovelotustarot.com/⁠⁠PLEASE RATE & REVIEW THE PARANORMAL 60 PODCAST WHEREVER YOU LISTEN!Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5240411685126144 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.comWe talk around it a lot on HoS but writer Charles Fain Lehman has just come out and said it: He thinks the legalization of sports betting is bad and wants it reversed. Plenty have expressed misgivings, but this man has actually staked out a position. I'm not sure anyone is as prominent in America's burbling anti-vice movement as Charles is currently, so I wanted to get his perspective. How bad is sports gambling and will there ever be a public appetite to bring back prohibition? I found this talk fascinating and hope you will too. Topics include but aren't limited to…* Will Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce getting married result in an actual baby boom?* What's the legalization of sports betting done to society?* Rank the young male vices in terms of damage: sports betting, porn, weed* Do porn and weed use curb criminality? * Did the American public want this sports betting legalization?* How popular is sports betting with the American public?* Would young men vote to protect access to sports betting and/or porn? * Charles' thoughts on Richard Hanania's Do We Need Sports Betting to Get to Mars? Maybe theory* Charles writes a lot about psychedelics but refuses to do any* Charles and I are both skeptical of ayahuasca shamans* Is alcohol use a net negative or net positive for society?* Zoomers are anti weed?!

When is a supernova too close for comfort? Will USA's Moon race against China accelerate a race towards a Mars base? How can we see the Oort cloud? And in Q&A+, what do I tell to space deniers?

Disclaimer: The views of the guest and those of Robert Kalil do not necessarily reflect those of the platform we are streaming on. We are not giving medical advice or diagnosing any physical or psychological condition. As with all guests on this show, please use your own discernment. This podcast is for spiritual exploration, education, and entertainment, and is also a space for open thought and conscious dialogue. Show description (YouTube / Rumble) Tonight, Typical Skeptic welcomes back Tony Rodrigues—Secret Space Program experiencer and author of Ceres Colony Cavalier, Project Starmaker, and Beyond Sight. Tony runs the Talks with Tony community on Patreon, where he hosts weekly meetups, teaches remote viewing / remote influencing, and guides people through long-term memory recall protocols. We'll unpack his latest work on binaural beats & psycho-energetics, how his remote-viewing teams are structured, and tech he says he encountered during his 20-year “tour” (the so-called 20 & Back) including time-regression, age-reversal, and off-world operations linked to Ceres and the Dark Fleet. Tony Rodrigues +1 Patreon Exopolitics Guest links: • Website: TonyRodrigues.com Tony Rodrigues • Patreon community: patreon.com/talkswithtony (Talks with Tony) Patreon • Books: Ceres Colony Cavalier, Project Starmaker, Beyond Sight Amazon +2 Amazon +2 Context & related work: • Farsight's RV probe into Tony's Ceres/Mars claims Exopolitics farsight.org • Typical Skeptic prior ep on binaural beats + RV with Tony (your show #1826) Hashtags Core: #TypicalSkepticPodcast #TonyRodrigues #Disclosure #SecretSpaceProgram #Ceres #DarkFleet #RemoteViewing #BinauralBeats #MemoryRecall #MILAB #UFO #ProjectStarmaker #CeresColonyCavalier #BeyondSight YouTube tags (comma-separated) Tony Rodrigues, Secret Space Program, 20 and Back, Ceres Colony, Dark Fleet, Remote Viewing, Remote Influencing, Binaural Beats, Memory Recall, Psychoenergetics, Project Starmaker, Beyond Sight, Farsight Institute, Michael Salla, Typical Skeptic Podcast

Captain Brandon was a pioneer. He explored the far reaches of space and reported back on how things were out there. So it was pretty disquieting to find out that the “far reaches of space” knew more about what went on at home than he did. The Quantum Jump by Robert Wicks. That's next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Another day, another podcast and another author we know nothing about. Don't know when or where Robert Wicks was born or where he lived. We do know he had three published stories, one in 1958, another in 1959 and the last in 1960.His first story appeared in Amazing Science Fiction Stories in October 1958. Let's turn to page 20, The Quantum Jump by Robert Wicks…Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, He was the oldest man on Mars ... in fact, the only one! The Hermit of Mars by Stephen Bartholomew. Rise - http://bit.ly/45So7Yr☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV===========================Discord - https://discord.gg/EXrY7UHTFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcastTwitter - https://x.com/LostSciFiPodInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/lostscifiguyThreads - https://www.threads.net/@scottscifiguy=========================== ❤️ ❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee$200 Someone$100 Tony from the Future$75 James Van Maanenberg$50 MizzBassie, Anonymous Listener$25 Someone, Eaten by a Grue, Jeff Lussenden, Fred Sieber, Anne, Craig Hamilton, Dave Wiseman, Bromite Thrip, Marwin de Haan, Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener$15 Every Month Someone$15 Someone, Carolyn Guthleben, Patrick McLendon, Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener$10 Anonymous Listener$5 Every Month Eaten by a Grue$5 Denis Kalinin, Timothy Buckley, Andre'a, Martin Brown, Ron McFarlan, Tif Love, Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous ListenerPlease participate in our podcast survey https://podcastsurvey.typeform.com/to/gNLcxQlk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mars is dry, cold, and quiet. But that hasn’t always been the case. Billions of years ago it was much busier – and perhaps a comfortable home for life. Mars has had three major geological ages. The oldest was the Noachian. It’s named for a large highlands region in the southern hemisphere. It began about 4.1 billion years ago, and lasted for 400 million years. The solar system was still packed with big “leftovers” from the birth of the planets then. Many of them slammed into Mars, forming wide basins that are still visible today. At the same time, giant volcanoes belched gases into the atmosphere. That trapped heat, making Mars much warmer. Clouds might have produced rain or snow. The precipitation carved rivers and filled lakes and maybe even a large ocean. Conditions could have allowed the formation of microscopic life. At the end of that period, there were fewer impacts and less volcanic activity. Mars cooled off, and the water dried up. So Mars became quieter as the Noachian Age ended, and the next age began. Mars is close to the right or upper right of the Moon early this evening. It looks like a fairly bright star. But it’s quite low in the sky, especially as seen from the northern half of the country, so you need a clear horizon to spot it. The star Spica, which is about twice as bright as Mars, stands to the upper left of the Moon. We’ll have more about Spica tomorrow. Script by Damond Benningfield

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When it was first spotted by astronomers at Space Watch on Kitt Peak, 2008 GO98 appeared to be one of many outer main belt asteroids moving through the night sky. 9 years later when my Catalina Sky Survey teammate Greg Leonard observed it with our 60 inch telescope on Mt. Lemmon it had a coma and a tail like a comet. Active asteroids like 2008 GO98 have asteroid orbits but sometimes show cometary activity which could be caused by a collision with another object and/or by thermal fracturing and ice sublimation caused by the slight warming they obtain from sunlight.

Today is Wednesday, August 27th, 2025 Movement of the planets: Sun is at 4 degrees Virgo and conjunct the Ascendant in Virgo Moon is at 24 degrees Libra and opposite Chiron retrograde in Aries Part of Fortune is at 4 degrees Pisces and inconjunct Venus in Leo, square Uranus in Gemini Mercury is at 19 degrees Leo and square Vesta in Scorpio, square Juno in Scorpio, trine Ceres retrograde in Aries, inconjunct the North Node in Pisces Venus is at 2 degrees Leo and inconjunct the Part of Fortune in Pisces, trine Saturn retrograde in Aries, sextile Uranus in Gemini, trine Neptune retrograde in Aries, opposite Pluto retrograde in Aquarius, sesquiquadrate the North Node in Pisces, semisquare the South Node in Virgo Mars is at 13 degrees Libra and square Jupiter in Cancer, trine Pallas retrograde in Aquarius, opposite Ceres retrograde in Aries Jupiter is at 17 degrees Cancer and square Mars in Libra, semisquare Uranus in Gemini, trine Vesta in Scorpio, trine Juno in Scorpio, square Ceres retrograde in Aries, trine the North Node in Pisces, sextile the South Node in Virgo Saturn is at 0 degrees Aries retrograde and trine Venus in Leo, sextile Uranus in Gemini, conjunct Neptune retrograde in Aries, sextile Pluto retrograde in Aquarius Uranus is at 1 degree Gemini and square the Part of Fortune in Pisces, sextile Venus in Leo, semisquare Jupiter in Cancer, sextile Saturn retrograde in Aries, sextile Neptune retrograde in Aries, trine Pluto retrograde in Aquarius, semisquare Ceres retrograde in Aries Neptune is at 1 degree Aries retrograde and trine Venus in Leo, conjunct Saturn retrograde in Aries, sextile Uranus in Gemini, sextile Pluto retrograde in Aquarius Pluto is at 1 degree Aquarius retrograde and opposite Venus in Leo, sextile Saturn retrograde in Aries, trine Uranus in Gemini, sextile Neptune retrograde in Aries, conjunct Pallas retrograde in Aquarius, semisquare the North Node in Pisces, sesquiquadrate the South Node in Virgo Chiron is at 26 degrees Aries retrograde and opposite the Moon in Libra Vesta is at 22 degrees Scorpio and square Mercury in Leo, trine Jupiter in Cancer, conjunct Juno in Scorpio, trine the North Node in Pisces Pallas is at 10 degrees Aquarius retrograde and trine Mars in Libra, conjunct Pluto retrograde in Aquarius Juno is at 21 degrees Scorpio and square Mercury in Leo, trine Jupiter in Cancer, conjunct Vesta in Scorpio, trine the North Node in Pisces Ceres is at 16 degrees Aries retrograde and trine Mercury in Leo, opposite Mars in Libra, square Jupiter in Cancer, semisquare Uranus in Gemini The North Node is at 18 degrees Pisces and inconjunct Mercury in Leo, sesquiquadrate Venus in Leo, trine Jupiter in Cancer, semisquare Pluto retrograde in Aquarius, trine Vesta in Scorpio, trine Juno in Scorpio The South Node is at 18 degrees Virgo and semisquare Venus in Leo, sextile Jupiter in Cancer, sesquiquadrate Pluto retrograde in Aquarius Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today is Wednesday, August 27th, 2025 Movement of the planets: Sun is at 4 degrees Virgo and conjunct the Ascendant in Virgo Moon is at 24 degrees Libra and opposite Chiron retrograde in Aries Part of Fortune is at 4 degrees Pisces and inconjunct Venus in Leo, square Uranus in Gemini Mercury is at 19 degrees Leo and square Vesta in Scorpio, square Juno in Scorpio, trine Ceres retrograde in Aries, inconjunct the North Node in Pisces Venus is at 2 degrees Leo and inconjunct the Part of Fortune in Pisces, trine Saturn retrograde in Aries, sextile Uranus in Gemini, trine Neptune retrograde in Aries, opposite Pluto retrograde in Aquarius, sesquiquadrate the North Node in Pisces, semisquare the South Node in Virgo Mars is at 13 degrees Libra and square Jupiter in Cancer, trine Pallas retrograde in Aquarius, opposite Ceres retrograde in Aries Jupiter is at 17 degrees Cancer and square Mars in Libra, semisquare Uranus in Gemini, trine Vesta in Scorpio, trine Juno in Scorpio, square Ceres retrograde in Aries, trine the North Node in Pisces, sextile the South Node in Virgo Saturn is at 0 degrees Aries retrograde and trine Venus in Leo, sextile Uranus in Gemini, conjunct Neptune retrograde in Aries, sextile Pluto retrograde in Aquarius Uranus is at 1 degree Gemini and square the Part of Fortune in Pisces, sextile Venus in Leo, semisquare Jupiter in Cancer, sextile Saturn retrograde in Aries, sextile Neptune retrograde in Aries, trine Pluto retrograde in Aquarius, semisquare Ceres retrograde in Aries Neptune is at 1 degree Aries retrograde and trine Venus in Leo, conjunct Saturn retrograde in Aries, sextile Uranus in Gemini, sextile Pluto retrograde in Aquarius Pluto is at 1 degree Aquarius retrograde and opposite Venus in Leo, sextile Saturn retrograde in Aries, trine Uranus in Gemini, sextile Neptune retrograde in Aries, conjunct Pallas retrograde in Aquarius, semisquare the North Node in Pisces, sesquiquadrate the South Node in Virgo Chiron is at 26 degrees Aries retrograde and opposite the Moon in Libra Vesta is at 22 degrees Scorpio and square Mercury in Leo, trine Jupiter in Cancer, conjunct Juno in Scorpio, trine the North Node in Pisces Pallas is at 10 degrees Aquarius retrograde and trine Mars in Libra, conjunct Pluto retrograde in Aquarius Juno is at 21 degrees Scorpio and square Mercury in Leo, trine Jupiter in Cancer, conjunct Vesta in Scorpio, trine the North Node in Pisces Ceres is at 16 degrees Aries retrograde and trine Mercury in Leo, opposite Mars in Libra, square Jupiter in Cancer, semisquare Uranus in Gemini The North Node is at 18 degrees Pisces and inconjunct Mercury in Leo, sesquiquadrate Venus in Leo, trine Jupiter in Cancer, semisquare Pluto retrograde in Aquarius, trine Vesta in Scorpio, trine Juno in Scorpio The South Node is at 18 degrees Virgo and semisquare Venus in Leo, sextile Jupiter in Cancer, sesquiquadrate Pluto retrograde in Aquarius Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today is Wednesday, August 27th, 2025 Movement of the planets: Sun is at 4 degrees Virgo and conjunct the Ascendant in Virgo Moon is at 24 degrees Libra and opposite Chiron retrograde in Aries Part of Fortune is at 4 degrees Pisces and inconjunct Venus in Leo, square Uranus in Gemini Mercury is at 19 degrees Leo and square Vesta in Scorpio, square Juno in Scorpio, trine Ceres retrograde in Aries, inconjunct the North Node in Pisces Venus is at 2 degrees Leo and inconjunct the Part of Fortune in Pisces, trine Saturn retrograde in Aries, sextile Uranus in Gemini, trine Neptune retrograde in Aries, opposite Pluto retrograde in Aquarius, sesquiquadrate the North Node in Pisces, semisquare the South Node in Virgo Mars is at 13 degrees Libra and square Jupiter in Cancer, trine Pallas retrograde in Aquarius, opposite Ceres retrograde in Aries Jupiter is at 17 degrees Cancer and square Mars in Libra, semisquare Uranus in Gemini, trine Vesta in Scorpio, trine Juno in Scorpio, square Ceres retrograde in Aries, trine the North Node in Pisces, sextile the South Node in Virgo Saturn is at 0 degrees Aries retrograde and trine Venus in Leo, sextile Uranus in Gemini, conjunct Neptune retrograde in Aries, sextile Pluto retrograde in Aquarius Uranus is at 1 degree Gemini and square the Part of Fortune in Pisces, sextile Venus in Leo, semisquare Jupiter in Cancer, sextile Saturn retrograde in Aries, sextile Neptune retrograde in Aries, trine Pluto retrograde in Aquarius, semisquare Ceres retrograde in Aries Neptune is at 1 degree Aries retrograde and trine Venus in Leo, conjunct Saturn retrograde in Aries, sextile Uranus in Gemini, sextile Pluto retrograde in Aquarius Pluto is at 1 degree Aquarius retrograde and opposite Venus in Leo, sextile Saturn retrograde in Aries, trine Uranus in Gemini, sextile Neptune retrograde in Aries, conjunct Pallas retrograde in Aquarius, semisquare the North Node in Pisces, sesquiquadrate the South Node in Virgo Chiron is at 26 degrees Aries retrograde and opposite the Moon in Libra Vesta is at 22 degrees Scorpio and square Mercury in Leo, trine Jupiter in Cancer, conjunct Juno in Scorpio, trine the North Node in Pisces Pallas is at 10 degrees Aquarius retrograde and trine Mars in Libra, conjunct Pluto retrograde in Aquarius Juno is at 21 degrees Scorpio and square Mercury in Leo, trine Jupiter in Cancer, conjunct Vesta in Scorpio, trine the North Node in Pisces Ceres is at 16 degrees Aries retrograde and trine Mercury in Leo, opposite Mars in Libra, square Jupiter in Cancer, semisquare Uranus in Gemini The North Node is at 18 degrees Pisces and inconjunct Mercury in Leo, sesquiquadrate Venus in Leo, trine Jupiter in Cancer, semisquare Pluto retrograde in Aquarius, trine Vesta in Scorpio, trine Juno in Scorpio The South Node is at 18 degrees Virgo and semisquare Venus in Leo, sextile Jupiter in Cancer, sesquiquadrate Pluto retrograde in Aquarius Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today is Wednesday, August 27th, 2025 Movement of the planets: Sun is at 4 degrees Virgo and conjunct the Ascendant in Virgo Moon is at 24 degrees Libra and opposite Chiron retrograde in Aries Part of Fortune is at 4 degrees Pisces and inconjunct Venus in Leo, square Uranus in Gemini Mercury is at 19 degrees Leo and square Vesta in Scorpio, square Juno in Scorpio, trine Ceres retrograde in Aries, inconjunct the North Node in Pisces Venus is at 2 degrees Leo and inconjunct the Part of Fortune in Pisces, trine Saturn retrograde in Aries, sextile Uranus in Gemini, trine Neptune retrograde in Aries, opposite Pluto retrograde in Aquarius, sesquiquadrate the North Node in Pisces, semisquare the South Node in Virgo Mars is at 13 degrees Libra and square Jupiter in Cancer, trine Pallas retrograde in Aquarius, opposite Ceres retrograde in Aries Jupiter is at 17 degrees Cancer and square Mars in Libra, semisquare Uranus in Gemini, trine Vesta in Scorpio, trine Juno in Scorpio, square Ceres retrograde in Aries, trine the North Node in Pisces, sextile the South Node in Virgo Saturn is at 0 degrees Aries retrograde and trine Venus in Leo, sextile Uranus in Gemini, conjunct Neptune retrograde in Aries, sextile Pluto retrograde in Aquarius Uranus is at 1 degree Gemini and square the Part of Fortune in Pisces, sextile Venus in Leo, semisquare Jupiter in Cancer, sextile Saturn retrograde in Aries, sextile Neptune retrograde in Aries, trine Pluto retrograde in Aquarius, semisquare Ceres retrograde in Aries Neptune is at 1 degree Aries retrograde and trine Venus in Leo, conjunct Saturn retrograde in Aries, sextile Uranus in Gemini, sextile Pluto retrograde in Aquarius Pluto is at 1 degree Aquarius retrograde and opposite Venus in Leo, sextile Saturn retrograde in Aries, trine Uranus in Gemini, sextile Neptune retrograde in Aries, conjunct Pallas retrograde in Aquarius, semisquare the North Node in Pisces, sesquiquadrate the South Node in Virgo Chiron is at 26 degrees Aries retrograde and opposite the Moon in Libra Vesta is at 22 degrees Scorpio and square Mercury in Leo, trine Jupiter in Cancer, conjunct Juno in Scorpio, trine the North Node in Pisces Pallas is at 10 degrees Aquarius retrograde and trine Mars in Libra, conjunct Pluto retrograde in Aquarius Juno is at 21 degrees Scorpio and square Mercury in Leo, trine Jupiter in Cancer, conjunct Vesta in Scorpio, trine the North Node in Pisces Ceres is at 16 degrees Aries retrograde and trine Mercury in Leo, opposite Mars in Libra, square Jupiter in Cancer, semisquare Uranus in Gemini The North Node is at 18 degrees Pisces and inconjunct Mercury in Leo, sesquiquadrate Venus in Leo, trine Jupiter in Cancer, semisquare Pluto retrograde in Aquarius, trine Vesta in Scorpio, trine Juno in Scorpio The South Node is at 18 degrees Virgo and semisquare Venus in Leo, sextile Jupiter in Cancer, sesquiquadrate Pluto retrograde in Aquarius Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Virgo New Moon on August 23 brings us into Eclipse Season. September will be a month of potential twists and turns. We're two weeks away from a lunar eclipse, which means that we may be navigating personal events and transitions. Timestamps:♈ Aries — 11:59♉ Taurus — 14:29♊ Gemini — 16:55♋ Cancer — 20:33♌ Leo — 23:37♍ Virgo — 27:28♎ Libra — 30:42♏ Scorpio — 34:51♐ Sagittarius — 37:18♑ Capricorn — 40:30♒ Aquarius — 44:02♓ Pisces — 48:39Read More:Workshop: The Eclipses of September 2025https://empoweringastrology.com/workshop-the-eclipses-of-september-2025/Interview with Teresa Biggs: Your Cyclical Nature Podcasthttps://open.spotify.com/episode/7oPwlXt4YvPnHiHHodAa4H?si=ba77aa85b18d4a93Virgo New Moon: A New Storyhttps://empoweringastrology.com/virgo-new-moon-new-story-august-23-2025/Mars in Libra: Sign by Signhttps://empoweringastrology.com/mars-in-libra-sign-by-sign/Jupiter in Cancer: Sign by Signhttps://empoweringastrology.com/jupiter-in-cancer-sign-by-signUranus in Gemini: Radical Ideashttps://empoweringastrology.com/uranus-in-gemini-radical-ideas-what-does-it-meanUranus in Gemini: Sign by Signhttps://empoweringastrology.com/uranus-in-gemini-sign-by-sign/Neptune in Aries: A New Dawnhttps://empoweringastrology.com/neptune-in-aries-a-new-dawn-what-does-neptune-in-aries-mean/Neptune in Aries: Sign by Signhttps://empoweringastrology.com/neptune-in-aries-sign-by-sign/Pluto in Aquarius: Transforming Humanityhttps://empoweringastrology.com/pluto-in-aquarius-transforming-humanity-2023-2044-what-will-it-mean/Pluto in Aquarius: Sign by Signhttps://empoweringastrology.com/pluto-in-aquarius-what-does-it-mean-for-my-zodiac-sign/Subscribe to My Mailing Listhttp://eepurl.com/gwPi_zAstrology Webinars and Courseshttps://empoweringastrology.freshlearn.com/Book Your Consultationhttps://empoweringastrology.as.me/#uranusingemini #virgonewmoon #eclipseseason #mercuryinleo #virgoseason #suninvirgo #elementearth #august2025astrology #augustastrology #empoweringastrology #katiesweetman #astrologyplusconsciousness #holisticastrology #astrologyforecast #soulalchemy #thesoulsjourney #modernmystics #astrology #astrologie #astrologia #astrolog #astrologersofinstagram #horoscope #horoscopes #astrologyposts #dailyhoroscope #dailyastrology #weeklyastrology #weeklyhoroscopes

Today is Wednesday, August 27th, 2025 Movement of the planets: Sun is at 4 degrees Virgo and conjunct the Ascendant in Virgo Moon is at 24 degrees Libra and opposite Chiron retrograde in Aries Part of Fortune is at 4 degrees Pisces and inconjunct Venus in Leo, square Uranus in Gemini Mercury is at 19 degrees Leo and square Vesta in Scorpio, square Juno in Scorpio, trine Ceres retrograde in Aries, inconjunct the North Node in Pisces Venus is at 2 degrees Leo and inconjunct the Part of Fortune in Pisces, trine Saturn retrograde in Aries, sextile Uranus in Gemini, trine Neptune retrograde in Aries, opposite Pluto retrograde in Aquarius, sesquiquadrate the North Node in Pisces, semisquare the South Node in Virgo Mars is at 13 degrees Libra and square Jupiter in Cancer, trine Pallas retrograde in Aquarius, opposite Ceres retrograde in Aries Jupiter is at 17 degrees Cancer and square Mars in Libra, semisquare Uranus in Gemini, trine Vesta in Scorpio, trine Juno in Scorpio, square Ceres retrograde in Aries, trine the North Node in Pisces, sextile the South Node in Virgo Saturn is at 0 degrees Aries retrograde and trine Venus in Leo, sextile Uranus in Gemini, conjunct Neptune retrograde in Aries, sextile Pluto retrograde in Aquarius Uranus is at 1 degree Gemini and square the Part of Fortune in Pisces, sextile Venus in Leo, semisquare Jupiter in Cancer, sextile Saturn retrograde in Aries, sextile Neptune retrograde in Aries, trine Pluto retrograde in Aquarius, semisquare Ceres retrograde in Aries Neptune is at 1 degree Aries retrograde and trine Venus in Leo, conjunct Saturn retrograde in Aries, sextile Uranus in Gemini, sextile Pluto retrograde in Aquarius Pluto is at 1 degree Aquarius retrograde and opposite Venus in Leo, sextile Saturn retrograde in Aries, trine Uranus in Gemini, sextile Neptune retrograde in Aries, conjunct Pallas retrograde in Aquarius, semisquare the North Node in Pisces, sesquiquadrate the South Node in Virgo Chiron is at 26 degrees Aries retrograde and opposite the Moon in Libra Vesta is at 22 degrees Scorpio and square Mercury in Leo, trine Jupiter in Cancer, conjunct Juno in Scorpio, trine the North Node in Pisces Pallas is at 10 degrees Aquarius retrograde and trine Mars in Libra, conjunct Pluto retrograde in Aquarius Juno is at 21 degrees Scorpio and square Mercury in Leo, trine Jupiter in Cancer, conjunct Vesta in Scorpio, trine the North Node in Pisces Ceres is at 16 degrees Aries retrograde and trine Mercury in Leo, opposite Mars in Libra, square Jupiter in Cancer, semisquare Uranus in Gemini The North Node is at 18 degrees Pisces and inconjunct Mercury in Leo, sesquiquadrate Venus in Leo, trine Jupiter in Cancer, semisquare Pluto retrograde in Aquarius, trine Vesta in Scorpio, trine Juno in Scorpio The South Node is at 18 degrees Virgo and semisquare Venus in Leo, sextile Jupiter in Cancer, sesquiquadrate Pluto retrograde in Aquarius Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Embedded in the Perseverance rover are five swatches of material that could help prepare astronauts for a future trip to Mars.

Today is Wednesday, August 27th, 2025 Movement of the planets: Sun is at 4 degrees Virgo and conjunct the Ascendant in Virgo Moon is at 24 degrees Libra and opposite Chiron retrograde in Aries Part of Fortune is at 4 degrees Pisces and inconjunct Venus in Leo, square Uranus in Gemini Mercury is at 19 degrees Leo and square Vesta in Scorpio, square Juno in Scorpio, trine Ceres retrograde in Aries, inconjunct the North Node in Pisces Venus is at 2 degrees Leo and inconjunct the Part of Fortune in Pisces, trine Saturn retrograde in Aries, sextile Uranus in Gemini, trine Neptune retrograde in Aries, opposite Pluto retrograde in Aquarius, sesquiquadrate the North Node in Pisces, semisquare the South Node in Virgo Mars is at 13 degrees Libra and square Jupiter in Cancer, trine Pallas retrograde in Aquarius, opposite Ceres retrograde in Aries Jupiter is at 17 degrees Cancer and square Mars in Libra, semisquare Uranus in Gemini, trine Vesta in Scorpio, trine Juno in Scorpio, square Ceres retrograde in Aries, trine the North Node in Pisces, sextile the South Node in Virgo Saturn is at 0 degrees Aries retrograde and trine Venus in Leo, sextile Uranus in Gemini, conjunct Neptune retrograde in Aries, sextile Pluto retrograde in Aquarius Uranus is at 1 degree Gemini and square the Part of Fortune in Pisces, sextile Venus in Leo, semisquare Jupiter in Cancer, sextile Saturn retrograde in Aries, sextile Neptune retrograde in Aries, trine Pluto retrograde in Aquarius, semisquare Ceres retrograde in Aries Neptune is at 1 degree Aries retrograde and trine Venus in Leo, conjunct Saturn retrograde in Aries, sextile Uranus in Gemini, sextile Pluto retrograde in Aquarius Pluto is at 1 degree Aquarius retrograde and opposite Venus in Leo, sextile Saturn retrograde in Aries, trine Uranus in Gemini, sextile Neptune retrograde in Aries, conjunct Pallas retrograde in Aquarius, semisquare the North Node in Pisces, sesquiquadrate the South Node in Virgo Chiron is at 26 degrees Aries retrograde and opposite the Moon in Libra Vesta is at 22 degrees Scorpio and square Mercury in Leo, trine Jupiter in Cancer, conjunct Juno in Scorpio, trine the North Node in Pisces Pallas is at 10 degrees Aquarius retrograde and trine Mars in Libra, conjunct Pluto retrograde in Aquarius Juno is at 21 degrees Scorpio and square Mercury in Leo, trine Jupiter in Cancer, conjunct Vesta in Scorpio, trine the North Node in Pisces Ceres is at 16 degrees Aries retrograde and trine Mercury in Leo, opposite Mars in Libra, square Jupiter in Cancer, semisquare Uranus in Gemini The North Node is at 18 degrees Pisces and inconjunct Mercury in Leo, sesquiquadrate Venus in Leo, trine Jupiter in Cancer, semisquare Pluto retrograde in Aquarius, trine Vesta in Scorpio, trine Juno in Scorpio The South Node is at 18 degrees Virgo and semisquare Venus in Leo, sextile Jupiter in Cancer, sesquiquadrate Pluto retrograde in Aquarius Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today is Wednesday, August 27th, 2025 Movement of the planets: Sun is at 4 degrees Virgo and conjunct the Ascendant in Virgo Moon is at 24 degrees Libra and opposite Chiron retrograde in Aries Part of Fortune is at 4 degrees Pisces and inconjunct Venus in Leo, square Uranus in Gemini Mercury is at 19 degrees Leo and square Vesta in Scorpio, square Juno in Scorpio, trine Ceres retrograde in Aries, inconjunct the North Node in Pisces Venus is at 2 degrees Leo and inconjunct the Part of Fortune in Pisces, trine Saturn retrograde in Aries, sextile Uranus in Gemini, trine Neptune retrograde in Aries, opposite Pluto retrograde in Aquarius, sesquiquadrate the North Node in Pisces, semisquare the South Node in Virgo Mars is at 13 degrees Libra and square Jupiter in Cancer, trine Pallas retrograde in Aquarius, opposite Ceres retrograde in Aries Jupiter is at 17 degrees Cancer and square Mars in Libra, semisquare Uranus in Gemini, trine Vesta in Scorpio, trine Juno in Scorpio, square Ceres retrograde in Aries, trine the North Node in Pisces, sextile the South Node in Virgo Saturn is at 0 degrees Aries retrograde and trine Venus in Leo, sextile Uranus in Gemini, conjunct Neptune retrograde in Aries, sextile Pluto retrograde in Aquarius Uranus is at 1 degree Gemini and square the Part of Fortune in Pisces, sextile Venus in Leo, semisquare Jupiter in Cancer, sextile Saturn retrograde in Aries, sextile Neptune retrograde in Aries, trine Pluto retrograde in Aquarius, semisquare Ceres retrograde in Aries Neptune is at 1 degree Aries retrograde and trine Venus in Leo, conjunct Saturn retrograde in Aries, sextile Uranus in Gemini, sextile Pluto retrograde in Aquarius Pluto is at 1 degree Aquarius retrograde and opposite Venus in Leo, sextile Saturn retrograde in Aries, trine Uranus in Gemini, sextile Neptune retrograde in Aries, conjunct Pallas retrograde in Aquarius, semisquare the North Node in Pisces, sesquiquadrate the South Node in Virgo Chiron is at 26 degrees Aries retrograde and opposite the Moon in Libra Vesta is at 22 degrees Scorpio and square Mercury in Leo, trine Jupiter in Cancer, conjunct Juno in Scorpio, trine the North Node in Pisces Pallas is at 10 degrees Aquarius retrograde and trine Mars in Libra, conjunct Pluto retrograde in Aquarius Juno is at 21 degrees Scorpio and square Mercury in Leo, trine Jupiter in Cancer, conjunct Vesta in Scorpio, trine the North Node in Pisces Ceres is at 16 degrees Aries retrograde and trine Mercury in Leo, opposite Mars in Libra, square Jupiter in Cancer, semisquare Uranus in Gemini The North Node is at 18 degrees Pisces and inconjunct Mercury in Leo, sesquiquadrate Venus in Leo, trine Jupiter in Cancer, semisquare Pluto retrograde in Aquarius, trine Vesta in Scorpio, trine Juno in Scorpio The South Node is at 18 degrees Virgo and semisquare Venus in Leo, sextile Jupiter in Cancer, sesquiquadrate Pluto retrograde in Aquarius Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If DNA is just a string of letters, could AI learn to read it … or even write it? Bioengineering researcher Eric Nguyen reveals how AI has upended the rules of biology, potentially creating a future where disease is cured with personalized medicine, extinct species are resurrected (Jurassic Park, anyone?) and microbes designed for Mars make interplanetary life possible. Learn more about how the world's first AI-designed CRISPR model successfully edited genes — and what it means for our understanding of life itself.For a chance to give your own TED Talk, fill out the Idea Search Application: ted.com/ideasearch.Interested in learning more about upcoming TED events? Follow these links:TEDNext: ted.com/futureyouTEDSports: ted.com/sportsTEDAI Vienna: ted.com/ai-viennaTEDAI San Francisco: ted.com/ai-sf Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode: Trump lowers the crime rate in Washington DC by committing fewer crimes ... It ain't easy being green energy ... And America just says no to Cracker Barrel. To support our show on Patreon, go here: patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: quince.com/skepticrat groundnews.com/skepticrat betterhelp.com/skepticrat ExpressVPN.com/skepticrat auraframes.com (code: SKEPTICRAT) Headline Sources: Trump threatens to take over other cities now that DC is under his control: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/22/trump-troops-dc-new-york-chicago How Trump Used 10 Emergency Declarations to Justify Hundreds of Actions: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/08/22/us/politics/trump-emergency-immigration-tariffs-crime.html Hegseth and RFK Jr make a very sad push-ups and pull-ups fitness challenge video together: https://www.dailydot.com/viral-politics/pete-hegseth-mocked-over-pull-up/ Trump targets Smithsonian: https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/art/2025/08/21/white-house-smithsonian-exhibitions-targets/ Tariffs on Wind Turbines: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/us/politics/trump-investigation-tariffs-wind-turbines.html Cracker Barrel does VERY badly with logo change and pegging: https://www.axios.com/2025/08/21/cracker-barrel-new-logo-stocks-maga https://www.huffpost.com/entry/right-winger-slams-new-woke-version-of-cracker-barrel-game_n_68a7518be4b0e8c4a7241889

Drew is a former President and Secretary of the BSWA in the years of 2014-2018. During this time Drew implemented many changes at the BSWA including property purchases and a re-structure of the Committee into sub-committees and the employment of paid staff to better service the growth in size the Society had experienced in the previous 10 years. Drew is a family man and business man who won an industry award in 2021 from the State Government for innovation in the mining sector. Since stepping down as President Drew has been a regular on the scene at the BSWA and has been invited as a Lay Speaker and to date has given 9 Dhamma talks. Drew's talk last year, ‘Monks on Mars' followed a trajectory of Buddhism in the future, which was a sequel to his talk the year before ‘Dhamma and the Dinosaurs' that was a Buddhist examination of deep time. Tonight's talk ‘Free Will - a Failed Fantasy' is a look at the experiences of a lay person existing in the human realm looking to change their future. Every year, the monastic community (Monks and nuns) go on a three month retreat called the “Rains Retreat” from mid July to mid October. During this period, they do not visit our centres for teachings as it's a time for deepening their own practice. While the monks and nuns are away, we will have some interesting guest speakers coming in to give the Friday Night talk. Dust in Our Eyes 2025 (Rains Retreat Speakers' Series 2025) Hear stories of everyday dhamma as told by monastics and lay practitioners from various Buddhist traditions. Support us on https://ko-fi.com/thebuddhistsocietyofwa BSWA teachings are available: BSWA Teachings BSWA Podcast Channel BSWA DeeperDhamma Podbean Channel BSWA YouTube

Our summer of podcasting comes to an end with this 682nd episode about The Martian, where we talk about Matt Damon having a years-long space adventure alone on the red planet. He's left behind by his crew and has to use his wits & botany talent to survive until they can come back for him...with plenty of help from the geniuses at NASA back on Earth. The optimism in Andy Weir's novel translates to the rare cheery entry in Ridley Scott's filmography. Damon's charm and sense of humour are a huge part of what made that possible in a science fiction film that's actually pretty close to science fact. So DO NOT fire up that disco music on the 4th planet, but DO like them potatoes as you devour our ep about The Martian. Residents of Mars can't order Sparkplug Coffee, but Canadians and Americans can...and our listeners will enjoy a onetime 20% discount if they use our "HYES" promo code. The website is "sparkplug.coffee/hyes". Subscribe to Have You Ever Seen in your app and/or on YouTube (@hyesellis in the YouTube search bar). Rate our 'casts, write a review and comment on YouTube. Let us know your own thoughts about The Martian by firing off an email (haveyoueverseenpodcast@gmail.com). Or contact us on Twi-X (@moviefiend51 and @bevellisellis) or Bluesky (ryan-ellis and bevellisellis).

This is your daily horoscope for Tuesday, August 26, and the most important aspects of the day:Moon in Libra conjunct Mars in Libra (7:30am PT)Venus in Leo sextile Uranus in Gemini (2pm PT) Venus in Leo trine Neptune in Aries (3pm PT) Moon in Libra square Jupiter in Cancer (4pm PT)Moon in Libra sextile Mercury in Leo (7pm PT)Venus in Leo opposite Pluto in Aquarius (11pm PT) Support the show

Michelle Nichols, Director of Public Observing, The Adler Planetarium, joins John Williams to talk about SpaceX postponing a test launch of one of their massive Starship rockets.

//ÉPISODE DIFFUSÉE LE 6 MARS 2023//Merci à Nicolas ! Allez écouter Des trains à travers la plaine (j'en avais fait un épisode des Biscuits de la Vie)

Palestinian media say many people were killed by Israeli strikes on a camp for displaced people in southern Gaza's Khan Younis. An entire family is said to have died when their tent was hit. Other strikes were reported in central and northern Gaza - while the Israeli military is continuing its offensive on Gaza City. Also: Nigerian forces have attacked a bandit camp in the north of the country, and would you consider leaving Earth to spend a year in a simulated Mars environment? The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight. Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Follow or subscribe now and never miss a moment. Get in touch: globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk

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