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    Movie Trivia Schmoedown
    Scream 7 reviews in, is this franchise dead?

    Movie Trivia Schmoedown

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2026 126:04


    On today's episode of The Kristian Harloff Show, Kristian Harloff breaks down the biggest Hollywood and entertainment news shaping the future of movies, TV, and streaming. We start with a deep dive into Disney's ongoing challenges as Star Wars, Avatar, and Marvel Studios face mounting pressure from audience expectations, franchise fatigue, and evolving box-office realities. What does this mean for Disney's long-term strategy and upcoming releases? Next, we discuss reports that Marvel's 2026 films may not receive U.S. IMAX releases, raising major questions about premium formats, theatrical exclusivity, and how blockbuster movies will be positioned going forward. We also turn our attention to Daredevil: Born Again, with new rumors suggesting Season 3 could return the character to a more street-level, grounded tone. Would this be the right creative move for the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Finally, we cover the latest developments in the ongoing media landscape shake-up, as Warner Bros. Discovery reportedly warms to Paramount's new offer, potentially signaling major changes ahead for the industry. Stay tuned for insight, analysis, and unfiltered discussion on the stories driving today's entertainment headlines.

    The Jim Hill Media Podcast Network
    Villains Land Goes Big, Avatar Plans in Question, and Is Animal Kingdom Worth the Price? (Ep. 6)

    The Jim Hill Media Podcast Network

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2026 33:33


    Disney may be rethinking Villains Land at Magic Kingdom - and this time, bigger could truly mean better. Lauren and Eric unpack the rumor that Imagineers were told to go bold with budget becoming secondary, and what that might signal about Disney's competitive strategy. They also break down the delayed closure of Monsters Inc. at Disney California Adventure, what that means for the proposed Avatar expansion, and whether Animal Kingdom's attraction lineup justifies its ticket price. Plus, the rise of AI-generated meet-and-greet images and why they might be causing real-world confusion. HIGHLIGHTS A rumor suggests the original plans for Villains Land at Magic Kingdom were scrapped in favor of bigger, more ambitious concepts with budget reportedly becoming a secondary concern. What this could mean for Disney's long-term strategy as new leadership looks to make a defining creative statement. Why Monsters Inc. Mike and Sulley to the Rescue at Disney California Adventure may now stay open longer than expected. How the potential delay impacts the proposed Avatar-themed expansion and why some fans question whether the IP fits the park. A breakdown of attraction counts across Walt Disney World parks and the renewed debate over whether Animal Kingdom currently offers enough rides to justify a full-day visit. How recent closures and construction projects are affecting crowd flow and guest perception at Animal Kingdom. The surge of AI-generated Disney character meet-and-greet images online and how they may be misleading guests planning their trips. For this episode's full show notes, ⁠click here⁠. HOSTS Eric Hersey – X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@erichersey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@erichersey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Lauren Hersey – X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@laurenhersey2⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@lauren_hersey_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FOLLOW – DIS & HERS Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠DisAndHers.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@disandhers⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@disandhers⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dis and Hers⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dis & Hers⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FOLLOW – JIM HILL MEDIA Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠JimHillMediaNews⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠JimHillMedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠JimHillMedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SUPPORT Support the show and access bonus episodes and additional content at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/JimHillMedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. PRODUCTION CREDITS Edited & Produced by Eric Hersey – ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Strong Minded Agency⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you would like to sponsor a show on the Jim Hill Media Podcast Network, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠reach out today.⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Vassals of Kingsgrave
    VoK 873: Blackfyrecast – “The Morrow” – A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (S01E06 Review)

    Vassals of Kingsgrave

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2026


    Join the Vassals on this bonus episode covering the finale of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, “The Morrow”.  Hosts: Steph (gsdg), Michael (khal Wadege), Patrick (the Tall), Marie (Nymeria), Bina (bina007), Jock (munrojock), and Zander (the Lord Baron) Edited … Continue reading →

    Bending Not Breaking
    FEAR - S11E4 : TLOK 104 The Voice in the Night

    Bending Not Breaking

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2026 80:28


    Ben Pruitt is back with a Brand New Season of Bending Not Breaking Featuring Co-Hosts from Across the BNB Patreon Community! This Week : Ben is joined by returning Patrons Kelly, Maggie, & Rahul to discuss The Legend of Korra S1E4 : The Voice in the Night, through the Lens of FEAR. Follow : @bnb_pod & @thearkofenetwork on Instagram Music : "Skyline" by nARK Produced By Noah Blanchard Released By The ARK of E Network Send Feedback : thearkofe@gmail.com

    The Attractions Podcast
    Disney Lakeshore Lodge opening in 2027, Six Flags to rethink holiday events, and more news! - The Attractions Podcast - Recorded 2/23/2026

    The Attractions Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2026 39:10


    Join Attractions Magazine contributing writers and correspondents as they bring you news and discussion about all things themed entertainment and parks, including Disney, Universal Studios and beyond on The Attractions Podcast. Topics of conversation on this week's episode of The Attractions Podcast: Six Flags to ‘rethink' holiday events strategy Timeline changes for ‘Monsters, Inc.' ride permanently closing for ‘Avatar' at Disney California Adventure Universal revises statement about Epic Universe ‘expanding' Luke Combs club coming to Universal CityWalk waterfront | Timeline, location Dollywood one-day-only themed experience coming to Orlando Disney Lakeshore Lodge opening in 2027 on former River Country site The Attractions Podcast is brought to you by MEI-Travel and Mouse Fan Travel. They provide premium service and expert advice to get the most for your vacation time and dollars. Visit them at mei-travel.com. We welcome your suggestions and want you to be a part of the discussion. Please send your comments to info@attractionsmagazine.com with the subject line “The Attractions Podcast.” Statements or opinions herein are those of the hosts and advertisers and do not necessarily reflect the views of the producers, Dream Together Media LLC, or staff.

    Vassals of Kingsgrave
    VoK 872: Dragoncast – “The Morrow” – A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (S01E06 Review)

    Vassals of Kingsgrave

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2026


    The vassals discuss the sixth and final episode of season one of HBO’s “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms”, and episode entitled “The Morrow”. Does the show finish the season strong? Hosts: Adam (drownedsnow), Casey (blue-eyed-queen), Kevin (Nuncle Kevin), Hannah … Continue reading →

    The One Beer In Podcast
    James Cameron Fights Warner Bros. Discovery and Netflix Deal | Ep. 486

    The One Beer In Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2026 62:37


    #craftbeer #netflix #warnerbros Big Jim aka James Cameron, legendary director of The Terminator, Titanic, Avatar, Aliens, and on and on and on, has taken a stand against the potential Netflix/Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition that would essentially create a TV and film monopoly. Perhaps more importantly to Mr. Cameron, it could be a critical blow to movie theaters. Will his open letter make a difference? Probably not, but we talk about the implication of media monopolies, especially when it comes to politics. Lastly, we get into controversial UFC fighter, Sean Strickland, as he called Bad Bunny a slur, degraded female fighters, and posted racist depictions of his opponent before fight night. Though some cheered on his antics, we think it may cause diminishing returns for the UFC if the political pendulum swings back and demands to root for better people. Cheers! Beer of the Week: Blue/Point Brewing Co. Toasted Lager

    PewCast – PewPewPew
    PewCast 173: Avatar: Fire and Ash

    PewCast – PewPewPew

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2026


    Drei Jahre nach unserem Podcast zu Avatar: The Way of Water bin ich im PewCast wieder mit Nikolas vereint, um über James Camerons neues Meisterwerk zu sprechen. Doch, Moment! Kann man das noch so stehenlassen? Über Jahre steigerten wir uns im Groupchat gemeinsam mit unserem Na’vi-Bro Phil in den Hype um Avatar: Fire and Ash […] The post PewCast 173: Avatar: Fire and Ash appeared first on PewPewPew.

    Podketeers - A Disney-inspired podcast about art, music, food, tech, and more!

    This week, complain o clock, time machines made of cardboard, Gracey Manor is for sale, Mel shares details on her upcoming show, the Avatar experience at California Adventure is cancelled, well, at least for now, plus we take a look a the Toy Story 5 trailer! Listen now at: https://www.podketeers.com/609 or watch this episode at: YouTube.com/Podketeers   Our most frequently requested links can be found at: https://www.podketeers.com/links/   Help us make a difference!  Teamboat Willie is the official charity team of the Podketeers Podcast. For more information on the charity that we're currently supporting, head to: http://www.teamboatwillie.com   Check out our series of Armchair Imagineering episodes here:  https://www.podketeers.com/armchair-imagineering/ --- Join the FGP Squad Family! Support for Podkeeters is provided by listeners and viewers like you! We like to call our supporters our Fairy Godparents (they call themselves the FGP Squad). You can find more info on how to become part of the FGP Squad family by going to:  https://www.podketeers.com/fgp --- We're on Discord! Join other members of our community and us on our Discord server! Use the invite link below to join us: https://discord.gg/gG8kJ2a ---  

    Hawthorne Towncast
    S7 E4 Casting Director, Kimberly Graham

    Hawthorne Towncast

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2026 37:23


    Having worked on projects such as Homeland, Avatar, Paranormal Activity 2 and many others, Kimberly shares her journey from opera singer to one of the top casting directors in the industry and shed some light on the business of casting for film and television.Please subscribe, it's FREE!

    Swami Mukundananda
    24. Srimad Bhagavatam [Bhagwat Katha] – The Events that Led to Krishna Avatar – Lord Vishnu's Plan to Protect Dharma | Swami Mukundananda

    Swami Mukundananda

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2026 13:31


    Srimad Bhagavatam [Bhagwat Katha] – Part 24 | Swami Mukundananda  Swamiji narrates the divine background of the Krishna Avatar, explaining how Lord Vishnu descended to protect dharma and restore balance in the world. The earth, burdened by the tyranny of demonic kings led by Kamsa, prayed for relief. The devatas approached Lord Vishnu, who assured them that He would incarnate to destroy evil and re-establish righteousness.  In Mathura, King Ugrasena was dethroned by his son Kamsa, who became a cruel ruler. When Kamsa heard the prophecy that Devaki's eighth child would be his destroyer, he imprisoned Devaki and Vasudeva. Yet, this very circumstance was part of the Lord's divine plan to manifest as Shree Krishna, the one who would annihilate Kamsa and liberate the world from adharma.  Swamiji emphasizes that the Krishna Avatar was not an ordinary birth but a cosmic intervention to uphold dharma. Whenever unrighteousness rises, God descends to protect His devotees and guide humanity back to the path of truth.  About Swami Mukundananda:    Swami Mukundananda is a renowned spiritual leader, Vedic scholar, Bhakti saint, best‑selling author, and an international authority on the subject of mind management. He is the founder of the unique yogic system called JKYog. Swamiji holds distinguished degrees in Engineering and Management from IIT and IIM. Having taken the renounced order of life (sanyas), he is the senior disciple of Jagadguru Shree Kripaluji Maharaj, and has been sharing Vedic wisdom across the globe for decades. 

    Swami Mukundananda
    48. Srimad Bhagavatam [Bhagwat Katha] – Shree Krishna's Last Message to Us – The End of Krishna Avatar | Swami Mukundananda

    Swami Mukundananda

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2026 17:22


    Srimad Bhagavatam [Bhagwat Katha] – Part 48 | Swami Mukundananda  In this concluding episode, Swamiji narrates the final earthly pastimes of Shree Krishna and the profound message embedded in the end of His avatar. After meeting the Vrajwasis at Kurukshetra and completing His divine mission, Krishna prepared for His departure. The curse upon the Yadu dynasty unfolded, leading to their destruction — a divine arrangement made by Krishna Himself before leaving the world.  Before withdrawing His pastimes, Krishna imparted the sacred wisdom of the Uddhav Gita, teaching detachment, surrender to the Guru, and the supremacy of bhakti. He reminded us that whatever the mind repeatedly contemplates, it becomes attached to — therefore, it must be fixed upon God. His final instructions emphasize devotion as the highest path in the age of Kaliyuga.  Krishna's departure was not an end but a divine transition. Dwarka was submerged, Kaliyuga began, and yet His eternal message remains. Swamiji explains that while the Lord's visible form may withdraw, His presence lives forever in the hearts of devotees. The avatar concluded, but the path of bhakti continues to guide souls toward eternal truth and bliss.  About Swami Mukundananda:    Swami Mukundananda is a renowned spiritual leader, Vedic scholar, Bhakti saint, best‑selling author, and an international authority on the subject of mind management. He is the founder of the unique yogic system called JKYog. Swamiji holds distinguished degrees in Engineering and Management from IIT and IIM. Having taken the renounced order of life (sanyas), he is the senior disciple of Jagadguru Shree Kripaluji Maharaj, and has been sharing Vedic wisdom across the globe for decades. 

    Die fünfte Schweiz
    Richy Hafner und Family – Liebe Grüsse vom anderen Ende der Welt

    Die fünfte Schweiz

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2026 40:53


    Richy Hafner ist mit seiner Familie nach Wellington ausgewandert in Neuseelands Filmhochburg, wo Filme wie «Herr der Ringe» und «Avatar» entstanden. Jetzt will der Filmemacher aus Horgen (ZH) dort Fuss fassen. Richy Hafner ist Filmemacher, Storyteller und Regisseur. Der 51-Jährige hat letzten Oktober mit seiner Familie den Zürichsee gegen die windige Hauptstadt Neuseelands getauscht. Wellington gilt als Zentrum der neuseeländischen Filmindustrie. Die spektakuläre Natur dient als Kulisse für Grossproduktionen wie «Herr der Ringe» und in den Filmstudios entstehen Blockbuster wie «Avatar». Regisseur James Cameron liess sich sogar einbürgern und ist jetzt ein Neuseeländer. Genau hier im kreativen Schmelztiegel der Hauptstadt will Richy als Filmemacher Fuss fassen und seine neue Chance nutzen: «Die Filmindustrie ist hier viel offener und neugieriger für Ideen.» Haus am Meer Richy und Carly Hafner leben mit ihren beiden Kindern Riley und Jonah in Eastbourne, einem kleinen Vorort in der Bucht von Wellington. Ihr Haus liegt am Ende der Strasse, wo der Leuchtturm steht und nur paar Gehminuten vom Strand entfernt: «Hier ist es ruhig. Es gibt einen Metzger, einen Supermarkt und ein Café», sagt Richy. Mit der Fähre kann man gemütlich nach Wellington City, auf die Seite von Downtown fahren. Richy Hafner hat einen 25-jährigen Sohn aus erster Ehe. Iain plant bereits, ihnen nach Neuseeland zu folgen.

    Erstsichtung Podcast
    #250 - Avatar 3, Sentimental Value, Wake Up Dead Man

    Erstsichtung Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2026 81:02


    Heute reisen Dani, Georg und Alex nach Pandora. Dort treffen sie in einem dänischen Haus (das eigentlich norwegisch ist) zwei Pastoren. ⁠linktr.ee/erstsichtung⁠Uns wurden ein paar der alten Folgen geclaimed. Deshalb keine momentan Musik mehr. Eventuell lassen wir uns ein Intro anfertigen, mal schauen.

    Bio-Hack Your Best Life
    LIVE with Tibetan Monk, Lama Tashi Norbu & Elisabeth Carson

    Bio-Hack Your Best Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2026 58:02


    Send a textI'm going live with my dear friend Lama Tashi Norbu, a Tibetan monk, artist, and spiritual teacher who carries the depth of Himalayan wisdom in a way that is grounded, embodied, and real.In this conversation, we're diving into ancient Tibetan teachings, meditation, consciousness, and what it truly means to live from inner peace in a chaotic world.And this October, we are taking a private group into the foothills of the Himalayas and into Bhutan, the mystical kingdom often referred to as Shangri-La, the untouched land that inspired the world of Avatar.This is not tourism.This is pilgrimage.Monasteries, sacred mountains, deep meditation, ancient practices, and immersion into one of the last preserved spiritual cultures on Earth.If you feel called to something deeper than a vacation, this live is for you.Himalayas : https://www.elisabethunlimited.com/himalayas-tourBhutan : https://www.elisabethunlimited.com/bhutan-tourFollow Lama Tashi Norbu:https://www.instagram.com/lamatashi_norbu?igsh=M3ExenRuZ3p5Yjhy&utm_source=qrhttps://www.instagram.com/tibetmuseumusa?igsh=MWlkdHQ4d2ZtYWljNQ%3D%3D&utm_source=qrhttps://www.instagram.com/tibetan_sacred_tattoo?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D&utm_source=qrhttps://www.facebook.com/TibetanMuseumHollandhttps://www.facebook.com/TibetanSacredTattoos?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://www.facebook.com/TashiNorbuArt?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://www.facebook.com/TibetanHealingFestivalhttps://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100094726627153https://youtube.com/@lamatashinorbu548?si=K7TOEAFeVObjQwHDhttps://youtube.com/@lamatashinorbu548?si=K7TOEAFeVObjQwHDSupport the show

    Serierådet
    Hed homosex i ny hypet serie

    Serierådet

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2026 58:50


    Frederik og Kasper er Back for Good! Klar til at tale om den nye, hjerteskærende Take That-dokumentar. De diskuterer også den hede sex i tidens hotteste serie Heated Rivalry om to mandlige ishockeyspillere der finder kærligheden gennem rå sex. Frederik har også en masse følelser omkring den tredje Avatar-film og så diskuteres den nye Dave Chappelle-special. Er Dave blevet gammel og sur elle rhar han genopfundet sig selv?  00.00: Take That 18.30: Heated Rivalry 38.10: Avatar 3: Fire and Ash 47.00: Dave Chappelle: The Unstoppable... Episoden er sponsoreret af... Absolutely no one! God lytning ❤️

    Disneyland With Kids Podcast
    Monsters Inc is NOT closing this year!

    Disneyland With Kids Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2026 3:52


    Disney has announced that Monsters Inc, Mike and Sully to the Rescue will no longer be closing for good in 2026.  Jessica dives into this news and what it means for the future of Disneyland, the Avatar experience, and more.

    Life Between the Poles
    Now I Know My ABC's

    Life Between the Poles

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2026 22:55


    I've made some changes at the gym that has made my life a little calmer and more tolerant of the humanity that occupies the building.  Then I'm off to Yuma, Arizona for Yuma Days and the PRCA Rodeo.  Great fun seeing all the participant but I did learn a few things about photography at a PRCA event.  The crescendo of this episode was at the Costco food court which in mind was turned into preschool for a toddler.  This event fits the theme of Life Between the Poles perfectly. Send a textThank you for listening and help me grow this channel. Have a great day. Many of the photographs I talk about here are on Facebook: Brad Armstrong the Avatar picture is my wife and I with Smokey the Bear, Instagram @ shade_image / commercial and editorial portraits Instagram @ barmst360

    RNZ: Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan
    Critter of the Week

    RNZ: Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2026 17:42


    The critter of the week is the newly crowned Bug of the Year 2026, the Avatar moth! This beautiful day-flying moth is only found on the Denniston Plateau, from 640 to 850m. They eat alpine marshwort found in ephemeral wetlands and enjoy basking in the sun to help regulate their body temperature. Males find females through pheromones and use their furry comb-like antenna to locate them. This year, they came first in the 2026 Bug of the Year competition, with an overwhelming 5192 votes! The Avatar moth is "Nationally Critical" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.

    The Rubin Report
    Skip navigation dave rubin Create Avatar image Richard Nixon's Biggest Mistake Wasn't Watergate, It Was This | Presidents Series | Jeffrey Tucker

    The Rubin Report

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2026 30:05


    Dave Rubin of "The Rubin Report" talks to Jeffrey Tucker about the complicated legacy of Richard Nixon; Nixon's political genius and realpolitik, including opening relations with China and ending the Vietnam War; the long-term economic consequences of abandoning the gold standard, wage and price controls, inflation, and the expansion of big government; how Nixon's personal insecurity shaped policies like the EPA and centralized power; and how Watergate ultimately overshadowed his presidency and defined his historical reputation, and much more. Check out the NEW RUBIN REPORT MERCH here: https://daverubin.store/ ----------  Today's Sponsors: Lean - A powerful weight loss supplement with remarkable results to help lower blood sugar, burn fat by converting it into energy, and curb your appetite. Rubin Report viewers get 20% off plus free rush shipping off their first order! Go to: https://TakeLean.com and enter promo code RUBIN for your discount Rumble Wallet - Don't let the big banks freeze your accounts. Own Tether Gold - real gold, on the blockchain and get direct ownership of physical gold bars, each one fully allocated, verifiable by serial number, purity, and weight. Download Rumble Wallet now and step away from the big banks — for good!  Go to: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbFlsSHNsQl9NRV9kQmJuT2VjQzY4UFdaRnNJUXxBQ3Jtc0tscWRQcTZfNUFsekFjZmduTXJidUp2OUVSUDJ2YmZ3TVhTQzIwckhOUW9LZWlGRFlRVUhhWVpvZW1BV0FrTXVTQ2p2NGhEam50U1dndlNTNHhMYmRqUFhfZW1SOFNPaGFFVkNKRXkzazBlRVlEZnBLOA&q=https%3A%2F%2Frumblewallet.onelink.me%2FbJsX%2Frubin&v=_X994757ipQ

    Hard Factor
    The Disgraceful Episode: Hypnotists, Tech Cons, Affairs, Hazing | 2.19.26

    Hard Factor

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2026 46:17


    Episode 1899 - brought to you by our incredible sponsors: BRUNT WORKWEAR: Get $10 Off boots and clothing at BRUNT with code HARDFACTOR at https://www.bruntworkwear.com/ LUCY -  100% pure nicotine. Always tobacco-free. LUCY's the only pouch that gives you long-lasting flavor, whenever you need it. Get 20% off your first order when you buy online with code (HARDFACTOR).   00:00:00 Timestamps 00:00:30 Avalanche near Tahoe kills at least 8 00:01:30 Is James Cameron embarrassed to end the last several decades of his career on Avatar? 00:07:50 Shia LeBeouf arrested at Mardi Gras, but he's already out partying again 00:10:10 Former high school principal hypnotized four people who died immediately after sessions  00:27:40 Company at India's premiere tech conference claims another company's robot dog invention is their own 00:36:10 MLBPA Executive Director of Players has an affair with his sister-in-law 00:39:40 University of Iowa frat hazing incident from 2024 body cam footage comes out And much more Thank you for listening and supporting the pod! Go to patreon.com/HardFactor to join our community, get access to Discord chat, bonus pods, and much more - but Most importantly: HAGFD!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Vassals of Kingsgrave
    VOK 871 – Wuthering Heights 2026

    Vassals of Kingsgrave

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2026


    Join Bina, Steph and Casey as they discuss Emerald Fennel’s new film adaptation of Emily Bronte’s Withering Heights. Opening section – rating the movie on its own terms as a bodice ripper; 15m Is Heathcliff white? 22m Are Heathcliff and … Continue reading →

    Vassals of Kingsgrave
    VOK 870: “In the Name of the Mother” – A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (S01E05 Episode Review)

    Vassals of Kingsgrave

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2026


    Join the Vassals as they review “In the Name of the Mother” episode 5 of season 1 of the Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. Hosts are gsdg/Stephanie; Khal Wadege/Michael; Jock/Jock; the Lord Baron Blackfyre/Zander; Thewingedshadow/Hannah; bina007/Bina; and Nuncle Kevin/Kevin.  Editing … Continue reading →

    Swami Mukundananda
    19. Srimad Bhagavatam [Bhagwat Katha] – Miracles of God When you Surrender to Him with Faith – The Vamana Avatar Story | Swami Mukundananda

    Swami Mukundananda

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2026 12:01


    Swamiji narrates the divine story of King Bali, grandson of Prahlad, who rose to immense power and conquered the heavens. Though generous and devoted in spirit, Bali's pride led him to attempt the hundredth Ashwamedha Yajna to secure Indra's throne permanently.  Hearing the devatas' prayers, Lord Vishnu appeared as Vamana Avatar, a dwarf Brahmin, born to Aditi. At Bali's yajna, Vamana humbly asked for three steps of land. Despite his Guru Shukracharya's warning, Bali surrendered everything to the Lord, declaring that if God Himself desired all, it was his greatest fortune.  Vamana then expanded to cosmic form:  With the first step, He covered the Earth.  With the second step, He covered the heavens, piercing the universe and bringing forth the holy Ganga.  With no space left for the third step, Bali offered his own head in surrender.  The Lord placed His foot on Bali's head, granting him liberation and appointing Himself as Bali's eternal gatekeeper in Sutala.  Swamiji emphasizes that this story reveals the miracle of surrender: when one offers everything to God with faith, the Lord transforms apparent loss into the highest gain — eternal grace and union with Him.  About Swami Mukundananda:    Swami Mukundananda is a renowned spiritual leader, Vedic scholar, Bhakti saint, best‑selling author, and an international authority on the subject of mind management. He is the founder of the unique yogic system called JKYog. Swamiji holds distinguished degrees in Engineering and Management from IIT and IIM. Having taken the renounced order of life (sanyas), he is the senior disciple of Jagadguru Shree Kripaluji Maharaj, and has been sharing Vedic wisdom across the globe for decades. 

    Swami Mukundananda
    21. Srimad Bhagavatam [Bhagwat Katha] – When Lord Vishnu Became Shree Ram – The Secret of Ram Avatar in Ramayana | Swami Mukundananda

    Swami Mukundananda

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2026 14:44


    Swamiji narrates the divine descent of Lord Vishnu as Shree Ram. King Dasharath of Ayodhya, though prosperous, was childless. On Sage Vashishtha's guidance, he performed the Putrakameshti Yajna. From the sacrificial fire, Agni Dev appeared with the divine offering, which Dasharath distributed among his queens — Kaushalya, Kaikeyi, and Sumitra.  In due time, the Lord manifested. To Kaushalya, He first appeared in His four-armed divine form, reminding her of His promise from a previous life. At her request, He concealed His divinity and became a tender infant — Shree Ram. Soon, Kaikeyi and Sumitra too were blessed with Bharat, Lakshman, and Shatrughna.  The whole of Ayodhya rejoiced at the birth of these divine princes. Swamiji emphasizes that the Ram Avatar was not merely a historical event but a divine descent to establish dharma and shower grace upon humanity. God does not seek wealth, rituals, or status — He is hungry only for the pure love of His devotees.  About Swami Mukundananda:    Swami Mukundananda is a renowned spiritual leader, Vedic scholar, Bhakti saint, best‑selling author, and an international authority on the subject of mind management. He is the founder of the unique yogic system called JKYog. Swamiji holds distinguished degrees in Engineering and Management from IIT and IIM. Having taken the renounced order of life (sanyas), he is the senior disciple of Jagadguru Shree Kripaluji Maharaj, and has been sharing Vedic wisdom across the globe for decades. 

    Art of the Cut
    AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH

    Art of the Cut

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2026 41:40


    Today on Art of the Cut we speak with Stephen Rivkin, ACE, who was one of the editors on James Cameron's Avatar: Fire and Ash. The other editors included Cameron himself, Nicholas de Toth, Jason Gaudio, and John Refoua. Steve's been on Art of the Cut before when we discussed the previous Avatar film – The Way of Water. Steve also edited the first Avatar film, for which he was nominated along with John Refoua and James Cameron for an Oscar, a BAFTA, and an ACE Eddie Award. He won an Eddie for his work on Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. He was also nominated for ACE Eddies for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. Other films include Alita: Battle Angel, Ali, The Hurricane, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, and My Cousin Vinny. Today our discussion includes how the Avatar films use a unique two step process - first editing performance alone, then editing the final shots created with those performances, and on co-editing with the film's director, James Cameron, ACE.If you'd like to read along with this interview and see the trailer, video featurettes, clips and images from the film, visit the BorisFX.com website for the Art of the Cut blog.borisfx.com/blog/aotc

    Animation Fascination
    Episode 136: Avatar - Fire & Ash | 3D, Physical Media & The Future of Movies (ft. Agustin Rios)

    Animation Fascination

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2026 68:56


    "You cannot live like this, baby, in hate!"James Cameron returns us to Pandora with Avatar: Fire & Ash, and this time the conversation goes far beyond the spectacle. In this episode of ⁠Animation Fascination⁠⁠, hosts ⁠⁠Marc Vibbert⁠ ⁠& Stanford Clark⁠ are joined by special guest ⁠Agustin Rios⁠ (of Heroes Reforged⁠) to break down the newest chapter of the Avatar saga—its themes, technology, and whether the franchise is still evolving… or repeating familiar myths.We dive into the film's emotional core following the Sully family after tragedy, the introduction of the aggressive Mangkwan clan, Quaritch's uneasy alliances, and the ever-expanding mythology of Eywa and Pandora. But this episode isn't just a movie review — it's a full-blown discussion about the cinematic experience itself.Agustin also shares insights from his past work in 3-D conversion as the group explores the rise, fall, and possible rebirth of 3-D filmmaking, along with a passionate conversation about physical media, preservation, and what the future of home viewing might look like.(Recorded: Tuesday, January 27th, 2026)Main TopicAvatar: Fire & AshFilm DiscussionThe Sully family after The Way of WaterGrief, family, and belonging on PandoraThe Mangkwan — a Na'vi tribe that rejects EywaQuaritch's evolving motivations and uneasy alliancesSpider's transformation and humanity's future on PandoraKiri's connection to Eywa and the spiritual mythologyThe Tulkun, the Metkayina, and environmental parallelsFinal battle and what it means for the franchise moving forwardFranchise ConversationIs Avatar just FernGully, Dances with Wolves, or Pocahontas?Why Pandora still resonates with audiencesWorld-building vs. storytelling debatesJames Cameron as a technological filmmaker3-D & TechnologyThe rise of theatrical 3-DAgustin's experience in 3-D conversionWhy some 3-D works — and why some doesn'tPremium formats, immersion, and audience expectationsPhysical Media & PreservationStreaming vs ownershipCollector culture and boutique labelsArchival concerns for modern filmsWill 3-D survive at home?

    The Cel Cast
    Remember Mate! Not All Sharks Are In The Water! | The Pagemaster

    The Cel Cast

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2026 109:10


    Jacob and Drew review The Pagemaster!  Plus The Batman The Animated Series Episodes "Trial" and "Avatar" (not The Last Airbender or Dances with Smurfs)   https://linktr.ee/thecelcastpodcast

    Teatime with Miss Liz
    Miss Liz Serves Mikael Avatar with the Mikael Avatar Method

    Teatime with Miss Liz

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2026 61:47


    Mikael Avatar TEATIME SEASON SEVEN Guest Feature: Mikael AvatarAwakening the Inner Avatar: Living Beyond LimitationSpiritual awakening, personal sovereignty, inner transformation, and stepping into the highest version of self through conscious awareness and energetic alignment. In this transformative episode of Teatime with Miss Liz, we welcome spiritual teacher and thought leader Mikael Avatar for a conversation about awakening beyond limitation. What does it truly mean to embody your higher self?What does sovereignty look like in everyday life?And how do we move from surviving to consciously creating? Mikael Avatar shares insights on:• Spiritual awakening in modern times• Personal responsibility and energetic awareness• Releasing old identity patterns• Living intentionally rather than reactively• The difference between ego identity and authentic self• How inner alignment impacts external reality. This Teatime invites listeners to reflect on who they are becoming — and what it takes to live beyond limitation. When awareness expands, identity transforms.“Welcome back to Teatime with Miss Liz — where we gather not just to speak, but to awaken. There comes a moment in life when we realize we are not here simply to exist — we are here to evolve. Today's guest speaks to that evolution. Joining us is spiritual teacher and transformational guide Mikael Avatar — a voice that challenges limitations and invites deeper awareness of who we truly are beneath conditioning and fear.Mikael, welcome to Teatime. Today we explore what it means to awaken — not in theory, but in lived reality.”Miss Liz: “When someone says they are ‘awakening,' what does that truly mean beyond the trend of the word?”Mikael: “Awakening is remembering. It's recognizing that you are not your past, not your programming. It's stepping into conscious authorship of your life.”Miss Liz: “So awakening isn't escape — it's responsibility?”Mikael: “Exactly. It's radical self-awareness. When you see clearly, you can choose clearly.”Miss Liz: “And that choice changes everything.”“As we close this Teatime, we're reminded that awakening is not about becoming someone new — it's about uncovering who we've always been. Mikael brought us a powerful message today: awareness without responsibility changes nothing. But awareness with action transforms identity. If you leave with one reflection, let it be this: Where in your life are you ready to take authorship instead of reacting to old patterns? This cup offered perspective.It offered empowerment.And it offered the reminder that sovereignty begins within. May you leave feeling clearer, stronger, and more aligned with your highest self.”Mikael Avatar is a spiritual teacher and transformational guide focused on personal sovereignty, energetic awareness, and conscious living. Through teachings, speaking engagements, and mentorship, he helps individuals recognize limiting patterns and step into empowered authorship of their lives. His work centers on awakening beyond identity conditioning and embodying higher self-awareness in everyday life.Website: https://mikaelavatar.com/ WHERE TO WATCH & LISTEN Watch on YouTube: MissLizsTeatimes Listen on Spotify: Teatime with Miss Liz Join Live Teatime Events: www.misslizstee.com#SpiritualAwakening#PersonalSovereignty#InnerTransformation#TeatimeWithMissLiz#AwakenConsciously New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get a $10 discount! 

    24FPS
    24FPS HS Décembre 2025

    24FPS

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2026 124:04


    Et si on blouclait l'année 2025 dans 24FPS, le podcast ciné avec ou sans spoiler ? Voici les 6 films abordés sans spoiler par Jérôme et Julien dans ce dernier HS de 2025 : The Astronaut de Jess Varley (à partir de 0:03:20) Le Chant Des Forêts de Vincent Munier (à partir de 0:05:20) Wake Up Dead Man : Une Histoire À Couteaux Tirés de Rian Johnson (à partir de 0:08:06) Submersion (The Great Flood) de Kim Byung-woo (à partir de 0:21:47) Avatar - De Feu Et De Cendres de James Cameron (à partir de 0:24:44) Bugonia de Yorgos Lanthimos (à partir de 1:08:22) Et ils reviennent avec spoilers sur Avatar à partir de 1:29:37 puis sur Bugonia à partir de 1:36:37 ! Bonne écoute, et n'hésitez pas à partager votre avis sur les capacités scénaristiques de James Cameron. Crédits musicaux : Resurrectionem de Jerskin Fendrix, issu de Bugonia - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2025)

    The Jim Hill Media Podcast Network
    The Simpsons at 800: No Finale, Just More Springfield (Ep. 346)

    The Jim Hill Media Podcast Network

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2026 30:53


    As The Simpsons hits its 800th episode, Jim Hill takes a moment to appreciate how this once-scrappy Fox upstart became an animation institution that may never actually end. From the long-lost series finale concept where Homer and Krusty were secretly the same person to the show's upcoming theatrical sequel and Disney's long-term park plans, this week's Fine Tooning looks at how Springfield keeps evolving. Plus, box office updates, Avatar sequel math, Matt Braly's next move after Sony, and a wild Steven Spielberg phone call that changed animation history. NEWS • The Simpsons celebrates its 800th episode with “Irrational Treasure,” the 14th episode of Season 37, as the series eyes renewal through Season 40 and a second theatrical film set for September 3, 2027. • Disney+ viewers can compare Season 1's “Santa's Little Helper” to the new milestone episode to see just how dramatically the show's animation quality has evolved since 1989. • Sony Pictures Animation's Goat opens strong over Presidents Day weekend, reportedly close behind Warner Bros.' Wuthering Heights, with final box office numbers still shifting. • Zootopia 2 crosses $1.83 billion worldwide, becoming the ninth highest-grossing film of all time, though its upcoming March 3 home video release may slow its push toward $2 billion. • Avatar: Fire & Ash reaches $1.46 billion globally, profitable but well below the franchise's prior installments, raising questions about costs and expectations for Avatar 4 and 5. • Matt Braly and Rebecca Sugar's previously in-development Sony feature is shelved, but Braly launches a Kickstarter on March 13 for his indie gothic horror pilot Clara and the Below. • The RiffTrax team raises nearly $1.9 million on Kickstarter for The RiffTrax Experiments, offering a hopeful blueprint for creator-driven animation crowdfunding. FEATURE • The behind-the-scenes story of how Judy Freudberg and Tony Geiss were hired by Steven Spielberg to write The Land Before Time, following his surprise discovery of Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird. • Spielberg's now-legendary phone call to Freudberg, initially mistaken for a prank, ultimately led to a creative partnership that bridged Sesame Street and major animated feature filmmaking. HOSTS • Jim Hill - IG: @JimHillMedia | X: @JimHillMedia | Website: JimHillMedia.com • Drew Taylor - IG: @drewtailored | X: @DrewTailored | Website: drewtaylor.work FOLLOW • Facebook: JimHillMediaNews • Instagram: JimHillMedia • TikTok: JimHillMedia SUPPORT Support the show and access bonus episodes and additional content at Patreon.com/JimHillMedia. PRODUCTION CREDITS Edited by Dave Grey Produced by Eric Hersey - Strong Minded Agency SPONSOR This episode is sponsored by Unlocked Magic. Get real discounts on Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando tickets, sometimes up to 12% off. Unlocked Magic is run by the team behind DVC Rental Store and DVC Resale Market, making it easy to plan your 2026 Central Florida trip and save big. Grab your tickets today at UnlockedMagic.com and be sure to tell them Drew and Jim sent you. If you would like to sponsor a show on the Jim Hill Media Podcast Network, reach out today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Fine Tooning
    The Simpsons at 800: No Finale, Just More Springfield (Ep. 346)

    Fine Tooning

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2026 30:53


    As The Simpsons hits its 800th episode, Jim Hill takes a moment to appreciate how this once-scrappy Fox upstart became an animation institution that may never actually end. From the long-lost series finale concept where Homer and Krusty were secretly the same person to the show's upcoming theatrical sequel and Disney's long-term park plans, this week's Fine Tooning looks at how Springfield keeps evolving. Plus, box office updates, Avatar sequel math, Matt Braly's next move after Sony, and a wild Steven Spielberg phone call that changed animation history. NEWS • The Simpsons celebrates its 800th episode with “Irrational Treasure,” the 14th episode of Season 37, as the series eyes renewal through Season 40 and a second theatrical film set for September 3, 2027. • Disney+ viewers can compare Season 1's “Santa's Little Helper” to the new milestone episode to see just how dramatically the show's animation quality has evolved since 1989. • Sony Pictures Animation's Goat opens strong over Presidents Day weekend, reportedly close behind Warner Bros.' Wuthering Heights, with final box office numbers still shifting. • Zootopia 2 crosses $1.83 billion worldwide, becoming the ninth highest-grossing film of all time, though its upcoming March 3 home video release may slow its push toward $2 billion. • Avatar: Fire & Ash reaches $1.46 billion globally, profitable but well below the franchise's prior installments, raising questions about costs and expectations for Avatar 4 and 5. • Matt Braly and Rebecca Sugar's previously in-development Sony feature is shelved, but Braly launches a Kickstarter on March 13 for his indie gothic horror pilot Clara and the Below. • The RiffTrax team raises nearly $1.9 million on Kickstarter for The RiffTrax Experiments, offering a hopeful blueprint for creator-driven animation crowdfunding. FEATURE • The behind-the-scenes story of how Judy Freudberg and Tony Geiss were hired by Steven Spielberg to write The Land Before Time, following his surprise discovery of Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird. • Spielberg's now-legendary phone call to Freudberg, initially mistaken for a prank, ultimately led to a creative partnership that bridged Sesame Street and major animated feature filmmaking. HOSTS • Jim Hill - IG: @JimHillMedia | X: @JimHillMedia | Website: JimHillMedia.com • Drew Taylor - IG: @drewtailored | X: @DrewTailored | Website: drewtaylor.work FOLLOW • Facebook: JimHillMediaNews • Instagram: JimHillMedia • TikTok: JimHillMedia SUPPORT Support the show and access bonus episodes and additional content at Patreon.com/JimHillMedia. PRODUCTION CREDITS Edited by Dave Grey Produced by Eric Hersey - Strong Minded Agency SPONSOR This episode is sponsored by Unlocked Magic. Get real discounts on Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando tickets, sometimes up to 12% off. Unlocked Magic is run by the team behind DVC Rental Store and DVC Resale Market, making it easy to plan your 2026 Central Florida trip and save big. Grab your tickets today at UnlockedMagic.com and be sure to tell them Drew and Jim sent you. If you would like to sponsor a show on the Jim Hill Media Podcast Network, reach out today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    IndieWire's Filmmaker Toolkit
    The VFX of 'Avatar Fire & Ash' with Richard Baneham and Eric Saindon

    IndieWire's Filmmaker Toolkit

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2026 31:40


    Visual effects supervisor Baneham and Wētā FX senior effects supervisor Eric Saindon talk to IndieWire's Filmmaker Toolkit podcast about working on James Cameron's 197-minute epic — that has only seven seconds with no visual effects. Hear which sequences were most challenging to pull off, and just how much of the Avatar world is built for real alongside VFX. Listen to the Screen Talk Podcast. Every Friday IndieWire editors Anne Thompson & Ryan Lattanzio break down insider news from Hollywood and debate the latest films and series. - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/indiewire-screen-talk/id893977298 Subscribe to Top Of The Line - IndieWire's new newsletter about the craft of film and TV - https://cloud.email.indiewire.com/signup/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Uber Cube
    The State of Peasant Cube 2026

    Uber Cube

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2026 49:05


    Join Team Uber Cube and special guest Chris Moore aka Sammich as we chat on how recent sets have impacted the state of the game for Peasant designers. Not a peasant designer, well don't fret there are lots of curation and design best practices for a wider range of cube designs shared within the episode. So, buckle up dear listeners as we chat on Avatar, Spiderman, Lorwyn Eclipsed and how they have impacted the cube landscape.Thanks for listening, subscribing, 5-stars, and as always happy cubing!Sammich's Peasant Cube DiscussedJoin the Uber Cube DiscordSupport Uber Cube via PatreonAnthony's CubesMay's CubesStu's CubesUber Cube is now on YouTube!MTG Cube Drafting PageFind us on Twitter @UberCubeMTGPodFind us on Bluesky @ubercubemtgpodcast.bsky.socialEmail Uber Cube : ubercubemtgpodcast@gmail.comThanks for Listening and Happy cubing!Inked Gaming AffiliateUber Cube is now a Inked Gaming affliate. Support the show and find awesome supplies, playmats, etc.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

    Films with the Women in My Life
    Send Help, Avatar: Fire And Ash, Marty Supreme, Mercy, Zootopia 2, If I Had Legs I'd Kick You, The Traitors & More!

    Films with the Women in My Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2026 92:19


    The final catch-up for our 2025 best and worst of the year show. Movies/series talked about (with spoilers): Avatar: Fire and Ash, Marty Supreme, One Battle After Another, Eternity, Send Help, The Strangers: Chapter 3, The Rip, Mercy, Train Dreams, The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants, Zootopia 2, If I Had Legs I'd Kick You, Goodbye June, Warfare, The Pitt, Stranger Things, Run Away, His & Hers, The Traitors

    Start Up Podcast PH
    PHSW2025 Kwentuhan #21: Fillr - Avatar and Escrow-based Platform for Freelancers

    Start Up Podcast PH

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2026 28:58


    We had a kwentuhan with Fillr last Philippine Startup Week 2025!Fillr is an avatar-based, curated, and secure freelancing platform that gets your gigs done for you quickly.This episode is recorded live at the Philippine Innovation Hub in Marikina City.In this episode:00:00 Introduction01:11 Ano ang Fillr?25:36 How can listeners find more information?FILLRWebsite: https://fillr.workFacebook: https://facebook.com/fillr.workPHILIPPINE STARTUP WEEKWebsite: https://phstartupweek.comFacebook: https://facebook.com/PhilippineStartupWeekTHIS EPISODE IS CO-PRODUCED BY:Kredit Hero: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kredithero.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Yspaces: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://knowyourspaceph.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twala: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twala.io⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Symph: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://symph.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Secuna: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://secuna.io⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SkoolTek by Edfolio: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://skooltek.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MaroonStudios: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://maroonstudios.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CompareLoans: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://compareloans.ph⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CHECK OUT OUR PARTNERS:Ask Lex PH Academy: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://asklexph.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (5% discount on e-learning courses! Code: ALPHAXSUP)ArkoTech: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.arkotechspacesolutions.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠DVCode Technologies Inc: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://dvcode.tech⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠NutriCoach: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nutricoach.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Argum AI: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://argum.ai⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PIXEL by Eplayment: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://pixel.eplayment.co/auth/sign-up?r=PIXELXSUP1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Sign up using Code: PIXELXSUP1)School of Profits: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://schoolofprofits.academy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Founders Launchpad: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://founderslaunchpad.vc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hier Business Solutions: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://hierpayroll.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Agile Data Solutions (Hustle PH): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://agiledatasolutions.tech⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Smile Checks: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://getsmilechecks.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CloudCFO: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://cloudcfo.ph⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Free financial assessment, process onboarding, and 6-month QuickBooks subscription! Mention: Start Up Podcast PH)Cloverly: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://cloverly.tech⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BuddyBetes: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://buddybetes.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HKB Digital Services: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://contakt-ph.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (10% discount on RFID Business Cards! Code: CONTAKTXSUP)Hyperstacks: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://hyperstacksinc.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠OneCFO: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://onecfoph.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (10% discount on CFO services! Code: ONECFOXSUP)Wunderbrand: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wunderbrand.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Uplift Code Camp: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://upliftcodecamp.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (5% discount on bootcamps and courses! Code: UPLIFTSTARTUPPH)START UP PODCAST PHYouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/startuppodcastph⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/6BObuPvMfoZzdlJeb1XXVa⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/start-up-podcast/id1576462394⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://facebook.com/startuppodcastph⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://patreon.com/StartUpPodcastPH⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PIXEL: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://pixel.eplayment.co/dl/startuppodcastph⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://phstartup.online⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠This episode is edited by the team at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tasharivera.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Far Out With Faust (FOWF)
    Proof We Are All Digital Avatars | Dr. Rizwan Virk Podcast

    Far Out With Faust (FOWF)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2026 74:47


    MIT computer scientist and Silicon Valley veteran Dr. Rizwan Virk reveals the scientific evidence that we are living in a video game simulation and explains why the Mandela effect might actually be a "glitch" in our collective reality in episode 236 of the Far Out with Faust podcast.Dr. Rizwan Virk (Riz) is a graduate of MIT and Stanford, a successful entrepreneur, and a leading authority on the intersection of technology, physics, and mysticism. He is the author of The Simulation Hypothesis and The Simulated Multiverse, works that bridge the gap between computer science and ancient spiritual traditions. As a veteran of the tech industry, Virk uses his expertise in physics engines and virtual reality to explore the possibility that our universe is an information-based system designed for experiential growth.In this conversation, Faust and Dr. Rizwan Virk move past science fiction to examine how quantum physics and the "it from bit" framework suggest that information — not matter — is the true building block of our world. By reframing our existence as a massively multiplayer online role-playing game, they explore whether our greatest personal challenges are actually scripted "quests" designed to keep our individual storylines on track.In this episode:- The VR "Toaster" Moment: The physical accident that proved reality is easier to fake than we think.- The Simulation Point: The exact moment technology makes our world indistinguishable from a computer program.- It From Bit: Why top physicists believe the universe is built on binary code rather than solid matter.- The River of Forgetfulness: Why ancient mystical texts describe birth as "plugging in" to a state of amnesia.- Avatar Agency: The hidden Sanskrit meaning behind "Avatar" and what it reveals about your physical body.- Life's Difficulty Curve: How the founder of Atari's Golden Rule explains the challenges of human existence.- The Mandela Effect: The disturbing reason thousands of people share identical "false" memories of history.- The "Writer's Room": A look at the hidden part of our consciousness that scripts the drama of our lives.- Holographic Life Reviews: Why NDE survivors describe a playback technology that records every human emotion.- The AI Trap: The real reason to fear artificial intelligence that has nothing to do with a robot uprising.- The Bible & The Wolf: A deep dive into the famous scripture "glitch" that is shaking people's faith.This isn't just a theory about technology. It's a radical shift in perspective that suggests your greatest challenges might just be the levels you were born to beat.Check Out Rizwan Virk's books The Simulation Hypothesis: An MIT Computer Scientist Shows Why AI, Quantum Physics, and Eastern Mystics All Agree We Are in a Video Gamehttps://a.co/d/0i5AnzXuThe Simulated Multiverse: An MIT Computer Scientist Explores Parallel Universes, The Simulation Hypothesis, Quantum Computing and the Mandela Effecthttps://a.co/d/0iE4Z7ayConnect with Dr. Rizwan Virkhttps://www.rizvirk.net/https://www.instagram.com/rizcambridge/https://x.com/RizstanfordJoin Us on PatreonFor uncensored episodes, behind-the-scenes content, and exclusive community access:https://patreon.com/FarOutWithFaustListe  on Spotify + Apple PodcastsSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6StPwgq2di3f8uxnc6SmIfApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/far-out-with-faust-fowf/id1533017218FOWF & Faust Checho on Social Mediahttps://www.instagram.com/faroutwithfaust/https://www.instagram.com/theonefaustchecho/https://www.facebook.com/Faroutwithfausthttps://www.facebook.com/faustchecho/https://x.com/faustchechohttps://pwe'd love to hear from you

    Cinematic Sound Radio - Soundtracks, Film, TV and Video Game Music
    Talking Soundtracks: Interview With Simon Franglen

    Cinematic Sound Radio - Soundtracks, Film, TV and Video Game Music

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2026 95:52


    Simon Franglen is a multi-award-winning British composer and record producer whose music has been included in some of the most critically acclaimed films of recent decades. Franglen composed the acclaimed score for James Cameron's AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER in 2023, after his collaboration with the late James Horner on the original film in 2009. He received a 2023 World Soundtrack Award and a 2022 IFMCA Award for his efforts. His score was praised for expanding the sonic world of Pandora with both epic scale and profound intimacy and was a global hit, with the soundtrack album surpassing 750 million global streams. Over the past two years, he has continued his collaboration with Cameron on AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH, released in December 2025, a score that introduced major new themes, textures, and innovative electronica to the AVATAR musical universe. In January 2026, for TALKING SOUNDTRACKS, Jason Drury had the pleasure of talking to Simon via Zoom at his home in Los Angeles. During the interview, they talked about Simon's work on the AVATAR franchise, how he became involved in film music and his relationship and collaboration with the late great James Horner. Enjoy! —— Special thanks to our Patreon supporters: Matt DeWater, David Ballantyne, Joe Wiles, Maxime, William Welch, Alan Rogers, Dave Williams, Max Hamulyák, Jeffrey Graebner, Don Mase, Victor Field, Jochen Stolz, Emily Mason, Eric Skroch, Alexander Schiebel, Alphonse Brown, John Link, Matt Berretta, Eldaly Morningstar, Jim Wilson, Glenn McDorman, Chris Malone, Steve Karpicz, Deniz Çağlar, Brent Osterberg, Jérôme Flick, Alex Brouns, Randall Derchan, Angela Rabatin, Larry Reese, Rudy Amaya, Stacy Livitsanis, Carl Wonders, Lee Wileman, Nathan Blumenfeld, Daniel Herrin, Scott Bordelon, James Alexander, Brett French, Ian Clark, Andy Gray, Joel Nichols, Steve Daniel, Corey O'Brien, John Leggett, Mim Williams, Grace Hamilton, Rob Kemp. —— Cinematic Sound Radio is fully licensed to play music by SOCAN. Support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cinematicsoundradio Check out our NEW Cinematic Sound Radio TeePublic Store! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/cinematic-sound-radio Cinematic Sound Radio Web: http://www.cinematicsound.net Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cinsoundradio Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cinematicsound Cinematic Sound Radio Fanfare and Theme by David Coscina https://soundcloud.com/user-970634922 Bumper voice artist: Tim Burden http://www.timburden.com

    Guru Viking Podcast
    Ep348: Visions of the Lion-Headed Avatar - Jensen Martin

    Guru Viking Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2026 160:03


    In this episode, I am joined by Jensen Martin, a scholar-practitioner and PhD student at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California. Jensen recalls how his childhood experiences playing the World of Warcraft and reading fantasy books awakened a deep longing for real experiences of magick and shamanism, how reading spiritual biographies inspired him become a live-in member of the Self Realisation Fellowship, and how trips in India drew him to the practice of bhakti. Jensen recounts powerful visions of Narasiṃha and Egyptian gods, transformative darśanas with Indian gurus such as Amma the Hugging Saint, and experiments with the power of mantra recitation. Jensen also describes his deep dive into psychedelic use, reveals his extensive experience with ayahuasca, and details his journey to a full-scholarship PhD at the Graduate Theological Union. … Video version: www.guruviking.com Also available on Youtube, iTunes, & Spotify – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast'. … Topics include: 00:00 - Intro 01:07 - Narasiṃha 01:52 - Jensen's childhood 02:50 - Drawn to shamanism through World of Warcraft 04:41 - Reading about shamanism and pagan religion 06:17 - Inspired by fantasy and World of Warcraft 09:48 - Lucid dreaming practice and animal totems 12:42 - Reading “Autobiography of a Yogi” 14:35 - Move to Humboldt county to pursue samadhi in nature 15:45 - Experimenting with substances 16:48 - Living at the Self Realisation Fellowship and time in India 20:55 - Masters degree in Yoga Studies 21:36 - Thirst for magickal experiences 27:50 - Living hand to mouth 29:33 - Jensen's practice regime 32:00 - Hassidic Judaism, Orthodox Christianity, and Amma Sri Mātā Amritānandamayī Devi  35:35 - Academic studies 37:09 - Powerful darśana from Amma Sri Karunamayi 40:38 - Further trips to India and practicing bhakti 42:36 - Encounter with Narasimha 46:38 - Attending the 2019 Kumbh Mela 50:00 - Dream of Egyptian Narasimha connections 54:41 - Extreme sickness and vision of Narasimha 01:02:52 - Meeting Dhruva Gorrick 01:04:37 - Powerful encounter with Amma the hugging saint 01:08:52 - Why not to share significant spiritual experiences 01:10:00 - Going deep with ayahuasca and other psychedelics 01:23:18 - Mantras coming alive 01:24:54 - High frequency of psychedelic trips 01:25:58 - Work as park ranger 01:26:54 - Negative ayahuasca experiences and magickal attack 01:39:47 - Encountering Narasimha on ayahuasca 01:49:37 - A new theme for Jensen's ayahuasca ceremonies 01:57:02 - Lineage spirits commanded Jensen to stop ayahuasca 01:57:38 - Further visions 01:59:05 - Encountering Vishnu and further pleas to stop taking ayahuasca 02:07:27 - Return to Amma and Narasimha initiation 02:08: 42 - Receiving a PhD scholarship to study Narasimha 02:15:41 - Still drinking ayahuasca 02:19:52 - Uniqueness of the human body 02:21:02 - Borrowing psychic power and astral contracts 02:29:46 - Why does Jensen keep using ayahuasca despite warnings? … To find our more about Jensen Martin visit: - https://www.instagram.com/jensen_sudarshan/ For more interviews, videos, and more visit: - https://www.guruviking.com Music ‘Deva Dasi' by Steve James

    Jim and Them
    Corey Feldman Bombs At NAMM 2026 - #901 Part 1

    Jim and Them

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2026 154:37


    Jim and Them Alternate Corey Feldman Universe: We are peeking through the multiverse at the infinite possibiites of Corey Feldman missed roles.Marcie On Fantano: Marcie Hume, the director of Corey Feldman Vs. The World was on Fantano as she gets ready to show up on Jim and Them next episode!Corey At NAMM: We check in Corey Feldman's performances at the NAMM Expo and we hear from listeners favorite moments for the 900 celebrationCOREY FELDMAN!, SHOW STOPPER!, LET'S JUST TALK!, DON CHEADLE!, BOOGIE NIGHTS!, JIM AND THEM IS POP CULTURE!, ANTI-COREY POD!, REAL ONES!, JUDY GREER!, QUEEN!, ROAD TO 50K!, PATRICE SUITS!, RUBBING HANDS MEME!, JAWBREAKER1, I SEE YOU!, AVATAR!, PO BOX!, STICKERS!, JIM AND THEM ALTERNATE COREY UNIVERSE!, VIRALITY!, GILBERT GRAPE!, LEONARDO DICAPRIO!, MARCIE HUME!, IN STUDIO!, GAUNTLET!, SHOUT OUTS!, BIG FAN!, HAWAII!, WALK AWAY!, STAND MY GROUND!, NAMM!, GREGG!, NO SYMPATHY!, FUMBLING!, JOE COCKER!, THE BEATLES!, ADRIEN SKYE!, WHEELHOUSE!, NBA HEAD!, JASON KIDD!, CIFI RECORDS!, VOICEMAILS!, FAVORITE MOMENTS!, 22 NECKLACE!, MAX!, SHIRELEAF!, HUMONGOUS!, ESO!, MUCH MORE! You can find the videos from this episode at our Discord RIGHT HERE!

    ReelTok Podcast
    Star Wars, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, & Avatar Movies Ranked | ReelQuick Ep. 252

    ReelTok Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2026 25:38


    Collaboratively ranking the 25 movies that make up the Star Wars, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and Avatar franchises from worst to best.#avatar #starwars #harrypotter #avatar #moviedraft Become a Patron! Join to gain access to exclusive perks like Discord access, giveaways, & more: https://www.patreon.com/reeltokpodcastGrab some ReelTok merch: https://reeltokpodcast.com/Follow ReelTok everywhere:ReelTok PodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@reeltokpodcastTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@reeltokpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/reeltokpodcast/Twitter: https://twitter.com/reeltokpodcastLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/reeltokpodcast/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/reeltokpodcastListen and Rate Us 5 Stars on Spotify and Apple Podcasts:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3V214vWwkO823aa4OaeDrOApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/reeltok-podcast/id1644680412George CarmiLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/georgecarmi/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@moviesandstuff14YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@moviesandstuff14Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/georgecarmi/Twitter: https://twitter.com/georgecarmiTyler WhitmoreLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/TylerCWhitmore/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tylercwhitmoreYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tylercwhitmoreInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/tylercwhitmore/Twitter: https://twitter.com/TylerCWhitmoreSeth's Film ReviewsLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sethsreviews/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sethsfilmreviewsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SethsfilmreviewsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sethsfilmreviews/Twitter: https://twitter.com/sethsfilmreviewCam WalshLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/cjwalsh27/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@camwalsh27Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/camwalsh/Twitter: https://twitter.com/CamWalsh27YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@camwalsh27Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/camwalsh27New episodes every Monday reviewing the latest movie releases and covering the most recent movie trailers and industry news. Reviews, rankings, deep-dives, drafts, movie trivia, and so much more. The ReelTok Podcast is co-hosted by 4 of the largest film social media content creators, George, Seth, Tyler, and Cam. Bonus episodes every Thursday doing a movie-related draft, ranking, or game, and more bonus episodes every Friday reviewing a movie recommended by our viewers. Make sure to follow us as you have now found your new favorite podcast.#movies #moviereviews #podcast #moviepodcast #reeltok #reeltokpodcastHelp us become the #1 movie podcast in the entire world!

    KPCW Cool Science Radio
    Giant insects come alive as a new immersive museum exhibition

    KPCW Cool Science Radio

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2026 24:46


    NHMU executive director and entomologist Jason Cryan highlights Bug World, a new blockbuster exhibition opening at the Natural History Museum of Utah. Built by the special effects studio behind “The Lord of the Rings” and “Avatar,” the exhibition brings the hidden genius of insects to life at a jaw dropping scale.

    KPFA - APEX Express
    APEX Express – 2.12.26 – Anti-Pacific Islander Hate Amid Ongoing Injustice

    KPFA - APEX Express

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2026 59:59


    APEX Express is a weekly magazine-style radio show featuring the voices and stories of Asians and Pacific Islanders from all corners of our community. The show is produced by a collective of media makers, deejays, and activists. On this episode, the Stop AAPI Hate Pacific Islander Advisory Council discuss a new report on anti–Pacific Islander hate. They examine the documented impacts of hate, structural barriers Pacific Islander communities face in reporting and accessing support, and the long-standing traditions of resistance and community care within PI communities.   Important Links: Stop AAPI Hate Stop AAPI Hate Anti-Pacific Islander Hate Report If you have questions related to the report, please feel free to contact Stop AAPI Hate Research Manager Connie Tan at ctan@stopaapihate.org Community Calendar: Upcoming Lunar New Year Events Saturday, February 14 – Sunday, February 15 – Chinatown Flower Market Fair, Grant Avenue (fresh flowers, arts activities, cultural performances) Tuesday, February 24 – Drumbeats, Heartbeats: Community as One, San Francisco Public Library (Lunar New Year and Black History Month celebration) Saturday, February 28 – Oakland Lunar New Year Parade, Jackson Street Saturday, March 7 – Year of the Horse Parade, San Francisco Throughout the season – Additional Lunar New Year events, including parades, night markets, and museum programs across the Bay Area and beyond. Transcript: [00:00:00]  Miata Tan: Hello and welcome. You are tuning in to Apex Express, a weekly radio show uplifting the voices and stories of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. I'm your host, Miata Tan and tonight we're examining community realities that often go under reported. The term A API, meaning Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders is an [00:01:00] acronym we like to use a lot, but Pacific Islander peoples, their histories and their challenges are sometimes mischaracterized or not spoken about at all. Stop A API Hate is a national coalition that tracks and responds to the hate experience by A API communities through reporting, research and advocacy. They've released a new report showing that nearly half of Pacific Islander adults experienced an act of hate in 2024 because of their race, ethnicity, or nationality. Tonight we'll share conversations from a recent virtual community briefing about the report and dive into its findings and the legacy of discrimination experienced by Pacific Islanders. Isa Kelawili Whalen: I think it doesn't really help that our history of violence between Pacific Islander Land and Sea and the United States, it already leaves a sour taste in your mouth. When we Pacifica. Think [00:02:00] about participating in American society and then to top it off, there's little to no representation of Pacific Islanders. Miata Tan: That was the voice of Isa Kelawili Whalen, Executive Director at API Advocates and a member of Stop, A API hates Pacific Islander Advisory Council. You'll hear more from Isa and the other members of the advisory council soon. But first up is Cynthia Choi, the co-founder of Stop, A API, Hate and co-Executive Director of Chinese for affirmative action. Cynthia will help to ground us in the history of the organization and their hopes for this new report about Pacific Islander communities. Cynthia Choi: As many of you know, Stop API Hate was launched nearly six years ago in response to anti-Asian hate during COVID-19 pandemic. And since then we've operated as the [00:03:00] nation's largest reporting center tracking anti A. PI Hate Acts while working to advance justice and equity for our communities. In addition to policy advocacy, community care and narrative work, research has really been Central to our mission because data, when grounded in community experience helps tell a fuller and more honest story about the harms our communities face. Over the years, through listening sessions and necessary and hard conversations with our PI community members and leaders, we've heard a consistent. An important message. Pacific Islander experiences are often rendered invisible when grouped under the broader A API umbrella and the forms of hate they experience are shaped by distinct histories, ongoing injustice, and unique cultural and political [00:04:00] context. This report is in response to this truth and to the trust Pacific Islander communities have placed in sharing their experience. Conducted in partnership with NORC at the University of Chicago, along with stories from our reporting center. we believe these findings shed light on the prevalence of hate, the multifaceted impact of hate and how often harm goes unreported. Our hope is that this report sparks deeper dialogue and more meaningful actions to address anti pi hate. We are especially grateful to the Pacific Islander leaders who have guided this work from the beginning. Earlier this year, uh, Stop API hate convened Pacific Islander Advisory Council made up of four incredible leaders, Dr. Jamaica Osorio Tu‘ulau‘ulu Estella Owoimaha Church, Michelle Pedro, and Isa Whalen. Their leadership, wisdom [00:05:00] and care have been essential in shaping both our research and narrative work. Our shared goal is to build trust with Pacific Islander communities and to ensure that our work is authentic, inclusive, and truly reflective of lived experiences. These insights were critical in helping us interpret these findings with the depth and context they deserve.  Miata Tan: That was Cynthia Choi, the co-founder of Stop, A API, hate and co-Executive Director of Chinese for affirmative action. As Cynthia mentioned to collect data for this report, Stop A API Hate worked with NORC, a non-partisan research organization at the University of Chicago. In January, 2025, Stop A API. Hate and norc conducted a national survey that included 504 Pacific Islander respondents. The survey [00:06:00] examined the scope of anti Pacific Islander hate in 2024, the challenges of reporting and accessing support and participation in resistance and ongoing organizing efforts. We'll be sharing a link to the full report in our show notes at kpfa.org/program/apex-express. We also just heard Cynthia give thanks to the efforts of the Stop A API hate Pacific Islander Advisory Council. this council is a team of four Pacific Islander folks with a range of professional and community expertise who helped Stop A API hate to unpack and contextualize their new report. Tonight we'll hear from all four members of the PI Council. First up is Dr. Jamaica Osorio, a Kanaka Maoli wahine artist activist, and an Associate Professor of Indigenous and native Hawaiian politics [00:07:00] at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa . Here's Dr. Jamaica, reflecting on her initial reaction to the report and what she sees going on in her community. Dr. Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio: Aloha kākou. Thank you for having us today. I think the biggest thing that stood out to me in the data and the reporting that I haven't really been able to shake from my head, and I think it's related to something we're seeing a lot in our own community, was the high levels of stress and anxiety that folks in our community were experiencing and how those high levels were almost, they didn't really change based on whether or not people had experienced hate. Our communities are living, um, at a threshold, a high threshold of stress and anxiety, um, and struggling with a number of mental health, issues because of that. And I think this is an important reminder in relationship to the broader work we might be doing, to be thinking about Stopping hate acts against folks in our community and in other communities, but really to think about what are the [00:08:00] conditions that people are living under that make it nearly unlivable for our communities to survive in this place. Uh, the, the other thing that popped out to me that I wanna highlight is the data around folks feeling less welcome. How hate acts made certain folks in our community feel less welcome where they're living. And I kind of wanna. Us to think more about the tension between being unwelcomed in the so-called United States, and the tension of the inability for many of our people to return home, uh, if they would've preferred to actually be in our ancestral homes. And what are. How are those conditions created by American Empire and militarism and nuclearization, kind of the stuff that we talked about as a panel early on but also as we move away from today's conversation thinking about like what is. The place of PIs in the so-called United States. Uh, what does it mean to be able to live in your ancestral homeland like myself, where America has come to us, and chosen to stay? What does it mean for our other PI family members who have [00:09:00] come to the United States? Because our homes have been devastated by us militarism and imperialism. That's what's sitting with me that I think may not. Immediately jump out of the reporting, but we need to continue to highlight, uh, in how we interpret. Miata Tan: That was Dr. Jamaica Osorio, an Associate Professor of Indigenous and native Hawaiian politics at the University of Hawaiʻi at Māno a.  Now let's turn to Isa Kelawili Whalen. Isa is the Executive Director of API Advocates and another member of the Stop A API hate Pacific Islander Advisory Council. Here Isa builds on what Dr. Jamaica was saying about feelings of stress and anxiety within the Pacific Islander communities. Okay. She also speaks from her experience as an Indigenous CHamoru and Filipino woman. Here's Isa. Isa Kelawili Whalen: [00:10:00] American society and culture is drastically different from Pacifica Island and our culture, our roots, traditions, and so forth, as are many ethnicities and identities out there. But for us who are trying to figure out how to constantly navigate between the two, it's a little polarizing. Trying to fit in into. American society, structure that was not made for us and definitely does not coincide from where we come from either. So it's hard to navigate and we're constantly felt, we feel like we're excluded, um, that there is no space for us. There's all these boxes, but we don't really fit into one. And to be honest, none of these boxes are really made for anyone to fit into one single box the unspoken truth. And so. A lot of the times we're too Indigenous or I'm too Pacifica, or I'm too American, even to our own families being called a coconut. A racial comment alluding to being one ethnicity on the inside versus the outside, and to that causes a lot of mental health harm, um, within ourselves, our [00:11:00] friends, our family, community, and understanding for one another. in addition to that. I think it doesn't really help that our history of violence between Pacific Islander Land and Sea and the United States, it already leaves a sour taste in your mouth. When we Pacifica. Think about participating in American society and then to top it off, there's little to no representation of Pacific Islanders, um, across. The largest platforms in the United States of America. It goes beyond just representation with civic engagement, um, and elected officials. This goes to like stem leadership positions in business to social media and entertainment. And when we are represented, it's something of the past. We're always connotated to something that's dead, dying or old news. And. we're also completely romanticized. This could look like Moana or even the movie Avatar. So I think the feeling of disconnected or unaccepted by American society at large is something that stood out to me in the [00:12:00] report and something I heavily resonate with as well. Miata Tan: That was Isa Kelawili Whalen, Executive Director at API Advocates and a member of the Stop A API hate Pacific Islander Advisory Council. As we heard from both Dr. Jamaica and Isa, the histories and impacts of hate against. Pacific Islander communities are complex and deeply rooted from ongoing US militarization to a lack of representation in popular culture. Before we hear from the two other members of the PI Advisory Council, let's get on the same page. What are we talking about when we talk about hate? Connie Tan is a research manager at Stop, A API hate and a lead contributor to their recent report on anti Pacific Islander hate. Here she is defining Stop A API hate's research framework for this project. [00:13:00]  Connie Tan: Our definition of hate is largely guided by how our communities define it through the reporting. So people have reported a wide range of hate acts that they perceive to be motivated by racial bias or prejudice. The vast majority of hate acts that our communities experience are not considered hate crimes. So there's a real need to find solutions outside of policing in order to address the full range of hate Asian Americans and Pacific Islander experience. We use the term hate act as an umbrella term to encompass the various types of bias motivated events people experience, including hate crimes and hate incidents. And from the survey findings, we found that anti PI hate was prevalent. Nearly half or 47% of PI adults reported experiencing a hate act due to their race, ethnicity, or nationality in 2024. And harassment such as being called a racial slur was the most common type of hate. Another [00:14:00] 27% of PI adults reported institutional discrimination such as unfair treatment by an employer or at a business. Miata Tan: That was Connie Tan from Stop. A API hate providing context on how hate affects Pacific Islander communities. Now let's return to the Pacific Islander Advisory Council who helped Stop A API hate to better understand their reporting on PI communities. The remaining two members of the council are Tu‘ulau‘ulu Estella Owoimaha- Church, a first generation Afro Pacifican educator, speaker and consultant. And we also have Michelle Pedro, who is a California born Marshallese American advocate, and the policy and communications director at Arkansas's Coalition of the Marshallese. You'll also hear the voice of Stephanie Chan, the Director of Data and [00:15:00] Research at Stop A API Hate who led this conversation with the PI Council. Alrighty. Here's Esella reflecting on her key takeaways from the report and how she sees her community being impacted. Tu‘ulau‘ulu Estella Owoimaha-Church: A piece of data that stood out to me is the six out of 10 PIs who have experienced hate, noted that it was an intersectional experience, that there are multiple facets of their identities that impacted the ways they experienced hate. And in my experience as Afro Pacifican. Nigerian Samoan, born and raised in South Central Los Angeles on Tonga land. That's very much been my experience, both in predominantly white spaces and predominantly API spaces as well. As an educator a piece of data that, that really stood out to me was around the rate at which. Pacific Islanders have to exit education. 20 years as a high school educator, public high school educator and college counselor. And that was [00:16:00] absolutely my experience when I made the choice to become an educator. And I moved back home from grad school, went back to my neighborhood and went to the school where I had assumed, because when I was little, this is where. My people were, were when I was growing up, I assumed that I would be able to, to put my degrees to use to serve other black PI kids. And it wasn't the case. Students were not there. Whole populations of our folks were missing from the community. And as I continued to dig and figure out, or try to figure out why, it was very clear that at my school site in particular, Samoan, Tongan, and Fijian students who were there. We're not being met where they are. Their parents weren't being met where they are. They didn't feel welcome. Coming into our schools, coming into our districts to receive services or ask for support it was very common that the only students who received support were our students who chose to play sports. Whereas as a theater and literature educator, I, I spent most of my time advocating for [00:17:00] block schedule. So that my students who I knew had, you know, church commitments after school, family commitments after school I needed to find ways to accommodate them. and I was alone in that fight, right? The entire district, the school the profession was not showing up for our students in the ways that they needed. Stephanie Chan: Thank you, Estella. Yeah, definitely common themes of, you know, what does belonging mean in our institutions, but also when the US comes to you, as Jamaica pointed out as well. Michelle, I'll turn it over to you next.  Michelle Pedro: Lakwe and greetings everyone. , A few things that pointed out to me or stood out to me. Was, um, the mental health aspect mental health is such a, a big thing in our community we don't like to talk about, especially in the Marshallese community. it's just in recent years that our youth is talking about it more. And people from my generation are learning about mental health and what it is in this society versus back home. It is so different. [00:18:00] When people move from Marshall Islands to the United States, the whole entire system is different. The system was not built for people like us, for Marshallese, for Pacific Islanders. It really wasn't. And so the entire structure needs to do more. I feel like it needs to do more. And the lack of education like Estella said. Back home. We have a lot of our folks move here who don't graduate from past like third grade. So the literacy, rate here in Arkansas my friends that our teachers, they say it's very low and I can only imagine what it is in the Marshallese community here. And. I hear stories from elders who have lived here for a while that in Arkansas it was a little bit scary living here because they did not feel welcome. They didn't feel like it was a place that they could express themselves. A lot of my folks say that they're tired of their race card,  but we [00:19:00] need to talk about race. We don't know what internal racism is, or systemic racism is in my community. We need to be explaining it to our folks where they understand it and they see it and they recognize it to talk about it more. Miata Tan: That was Michelle Pedro, Policy and Communications Director at Arkansas Coalition of the Marshallese, and a member of the Stop, A API hate Pacific Islander Advisory Council. Michelle shared with us that hate against Pacific Islander communities affects educational outcomes leading to lower rates of literacy, school attendance, and graduation. As Esella noted, considering intersectionality can help us to see the full scope of these impacts. Here's Connie Tan, a research manager at Stop, A API hate with some data on how PI communities are being targeted the toll this takes on their mental and physical [00:20:00] wellbeing. Connie Tan: And we saw that hate was intersectional. In addition to their race and ethnicity, over six, in 10 or 66% of PI adults said that other aspects of their identity were targeted. The top three identities targeted were for their age, class, and gender. And experiences with hate have a detrimental impact on the wellbeing of PI Individuals with more than half or about 58% of PI adults reporting negative effects on their mental or physical health. It also impacted their sense of safety and altered their behavior. So for example, it is evidenced through the disproportionate recruitment of PI people into the military. And athletic programs as a result, many are susceptible to traumatic brain injuries, chronic pain, and even post-traumatic stress disorder. Miata Tan: That was Connie Tan with Stop. A API Hate. You are tuned [00:21:00] into Apex Express, a weekly radio show, uplifting the voices and stories of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. You'll hear more about Connie's research and the analysis from the Stop. A API hate Pacific Islander Advisory Council. In a moment. Stay with us. [00:22:00] [00:23:00] [00:24:00] [00:25:00]  Miata Tan: That was us by Ruby Ibarra featuring Rocky Rivera, Klassy and Faith Santilla. You are tuned into Apex Express on 94.1 KPFA, A weekly radio show [00:26:00] uplifting the voices and stories of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. I'm your host Miata Tan. Tonight we're focused on our Pacific Islander communities and taking a closer look at a new report on anti Pacific Islander hate from the National Coalition, Stop A API hate. Before the break the Stop, A API, Pacific Islander Advisory Council shared how mental health challenges, experiences of hate and the effects of US militarization are all deeply interconnected in PI communities. Connie Tan, a research manager at Stop. A API Hate reflects on how a broader historical context helps to explain why Pacific Islanders experience such high rates of hate. Here's Connie. Connie Tan: We conducted sensemaking sessions with our PI advisory council members, and what we learned is that anti PI hate must be understood [00:27:00] within a broader historical context rooted in colonialism. Militarization nuclear testing and forced displacement, and that these structural violence continue to shape PI people's daily lives. And so some key examples include the US overthrow and occupation of Hawaii in the 18 hundreds that led to the loss of Hawaiian sovereignty and cultural suppression. In the 1940s, the US conducted almost 70 nuclear tests across the Marshall Islands that decimated the environment and subjected residents to long-term health problems and forced relocation to gain military dominance. The US established a compacts of free association in the 1980s that created a complex and inequitable framework of immigration status that left many PI communities with limited access to federal benefits. The COVID-19 pandemic exposed a disproportionate health impacts in PI communities due to the historical lack of disaggregated data, unequal access to health benefits, [00:28:00] and a lack of culturally responsive care. And most recently, there are proposed or already enacted US travel bans targeting different Pacific Island nations, continuing a legacy of exclusion. So when we speak of violence harm. Injustice related to anti P hate. It must be understood within this larger context. Miata Tan: That was Connie Tan at Stop. A API hate. Now let's get back to the Pacific Islander Advisory Council who are helping us to better understand the findings from the recent report from Stop. A API hate focused on hate acts against the Pacific Islander communities. I will pass the reins over to Stephanie Chan. Stephanie's the director of Data and Research at Stop A API Hate who led this recent conversation with the PI Advisory Council. Here's Stephanie. [00:29:00]  Stephanie Chan: The big mental health challenges as well as the issues of acceptance and belonging and like what that all means. I, I think a lot of you spoke to this but let's get deeper. What are some of the historical or cultural factors that shape how PI communities experience racism or hate today? Let's start with Estella. Tu‘ulau‘ulu Estella Owoimaha-Church: Thank you for the question, Stephanie. A piece of data that, stood out to me, it was around the six outta 10 won't report to formal authority agencies. And earlier it was mentioned that there's a need For strategies outside policing. I think that, to everything that, Jamaica's already stated and, and what's been presented in the, the data why would we report, when the state itself has been harmful to us collectively. The other thing I can speak to in my experience is again, I'll, I'll say that an approach of intersectionality is, is a must because says this too in the report, more than [00:30:00] 57% of our communities identify as multiracial, multi-ethnic. And so in addition to. Who we are as Pacific Islander, right? Like many of us are also half Indigenous, half black, half Mexican, et cetera. List goes on. And there's, there needs to be enough space for all of us, for the whole of us to be present in our communities and to, to do the work, whatever the work may be, whatever sector you're in, whether health or education. Policy or in data. And intersectional approach is absolutely necessary to capture who we are as a whole. And the other, something else that was mentioned in the report was around misinformation and that being something that needs to be combated in particular today. Um, and I see this across several communities. The, AI videos are, are a bit outta control. Sort of silly, but still kind of serious. Example comes to mind, recent a very extensive conversation. I didn't feel like having, uh, with, [00:31:00] with my uncles around whether or not Tupac is alive because AI videos Are doing a whole lot that they shouldn't be doing. And it's, it's a goofy example, but an example nonetheless, many of our elders are using social media or on different platforms and the misinformation and disinformation is so loud, it's difficult to continue to do our work. And educate, or in some cases reeducate. And make sure that, the needs of our community that is highlighted in this report are being adjusted. Stephanie Chan: Thank you. Yeah. And a whole new set of challenges with the technology we have today. Uh, Michelle, do you wanna speak to the historical and cultural factors that have shaped how PI communities experience racism today?  Michelle Pedro: Our experience is, it's inseparable to the US nuclear legacy and just everything that Estella was saying, a standard outside of policing. Like why is the only solution incarceration or most of the solutions involve [00:32:00] incarceration. You know, if there's other means of taking care of somebody we really need to get to the root causes, right? Instead of incarceration. And I feel like a lot of people use us, but not protect us. And the experiences that my people feel they're going through now is, it's just as similar than when we were going through it during COVID. I. Here in Arkansas. More than half of people that, uh, the death rates were Marshallese. And most of those people were my relatives. And so going to these funerals, I was just like, okay, how do I, how do I go to each funeral without, you know, if I get in contact to COVID with COVID without spreading that? And, you know, I think we've been conditioned for so long to feel ashamed, to feel less than. I feel like a lot of our, our folks are coming out of that and feeling like they can breathe again. But with the [00:33:00] recent administration and ice, it's like, okay, now we have to step back into our shell. And we're outsiders again, thankfully here in, uh, Northwest Arkansas, I think there's a lot of people who. have empathy towards the Marshallese community and Pacific Islanders here. And they feel like we can, we feel like we can rely on our neighbors. Somebody's death and, or a group of people's deaths shouldn't, be a reason why we, we come together. It should be a reason for, wanting to just be kind to each other. And like Estella said, we need to educate but also move past talks and actually going forward with policy changes and stuff like that. Stephanie Chan: Thank you Michelle. And yes, we'll get to the policy changes in a second. I would love to hear. What all of our panelists think about what steps we need to take. Uh, Isa I'm gonna turn it over to you to talk about historical or cultural factors that shape how PI communities experience racism today.  Isa Kelawili Whalen: [00:34:00] Many, if not all, Pacific Islander families or communities that I know of or I'm a part of, we don't wanna get in trouble. And what does that really mean? We don't wanna be incarcerated by racially biased jurisdictions. Um, we don't wanna be deported. We don't want to be revoked of our citizenship for our rights or evicted or fired. All things that we deem at risk at all times. It's always on the table whenever we engage with the American government. Even down to something as simple as filling out a census form. And so I think it's important to know also that at the core of many of our Pacifica cultures, strengthening future generations is at the center. Every single time. I mean, with everything that our elders have carried, have fought for, have sacrificed for, to bring us to where we are today. It's almost like if someone calls you a name or they give you a dirty look, or maybe even if they get physical with you on a sidewalk. Those are things we just swallow. ‘ cause you have to, there's so much on the table so much at risk that we cannot afford to lose. [00:35:00] And unfortunately, majority of the times it's at the cost of yourself. It is. That mistrust with everything that's at risk with keeping ourselves, our families, and future generations. To continue being a part of this American society, it makes it really, really hard for us to navigate racism and hate in comparison to, I would say, other ethnic groups. Stephanie Chan: Definitely. And the mistrust in the government is not gonna get better in this context. It's only gonna get worse. Jamaica, do you wanna speak to the question of the historical and cultural factors that shape how PI communities experience racism? Dr. Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio: Absolutely. You know, without risking sounding like a broken record, I think one of the most meaningful things that many of us share across the Pacific is the violence of us. Uh, not just us, but in imperial militarization and nuclear testing. and I think it's easy for folks. Outside of the Pacific to forget that that's actually ongoing, right? That there are military occupations ongoing in Hawaii, in [00:36:00] Guam, in Okinawa, uh, that our people are being extracted out of their communities to serve in the US military in particular, out of Samoa, the highest per capita rate of folks being enlisted into the US on forces, which is insane. Um, so I don't want that to go unnamed as something that is both historical. And ongoing and related to the kind of global US imperial violence that is taking place today that the Pacific is is this. Point of departure for so much of that ongoing imperial violence, which implicates us, our lands, our waters, and our peoples, and that as well. And that's something that we have to reckon with within the overall context of, experiencing hate in and around the so-called United States. But I also wanna touch on, The issue of intersectionality around, um, experiencing hate in the PI community and, and in particular thinking about anti-blackness, both the PI community and towards the PI community. Uh, [00:37:00] and I Understanding the history of the way white supremacy has both been inflicted upon our people and in many cases internalized within our people. And how anti-blackness in particular has been used as a weapon from within our communities to each other while also experiencing it from the outside. Is something that is deeply, deeply impacting our people. I'm thinking both the, the personal, immediate experience of folks experiencing or practicing anti-blackness in our community. But I'm also thinking about the fact that we have many examples of our own organizations and institutions Reinforcing anti-blackness, uh, being unwilling to look at the way that anti-blackness has been reinterpreted through our own cultural practices to seem natural. I'll speak for myself. I've, I've seen this on a personal level coming out of our communities and coming into our communities. I've seen this on a structural level. you know, we saw the stat in the report that there's a high percentage of PIs who believe that cross racial solidarity is [00:38:00] important, and there's a high percentage of PIs who are saying that they want to be involved and are being involved in trying to make a difference, uh, against racial injustice in this godforsaken. Country,  Um, that work will never be effective if we cannot as a community really take on this issue of anti-blackness and how intimately it has seeped into some of our most basic assumptions about what it means to be Hawaiian, about what it means to be Polynesian, about what it means to be, any of these other, uh, discreet identities. We hold as a part of the Pacific. Miata Tan: That was Dr. Jamaica Osorio, an Associate Professor of Indigenous and Native Hawaiian politics and a member of the Stop A API hate Pacific Islander Advisory Council. Dr. Jamaica was reflecting on the new report from Stop. A API Hate that focuses on instances of hate against Pacific Islander [00:39:00] communities. We'll hear more from the PI Advisory Council in a moment. Stay with us. ​ [00:40:00] [00:41:00] [00:42:00] [00:43:00] That was Tonda by Diskarte Namin . You are tuned into Apex Express on 94.1 KPFA, a weekly radio show uplifting the voices and stories of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. I am your host Miata Tan, and tonight we're centering our Pacific Islander communities. Stop. A API Hate is a national coalition that tracks and responds to anti-Asian American and Pacific Islander hate. Their latest report found that nearly half of Pacific Islander [00:44:00] adults experienced an act of hate in 2024 because of their race, ethnicity, or nationality. Connie Tan is a research manager at Stop, A API Hate who led the charge on this new report. Here she is sharing some community recommendations on how we can all help to reduce instances of harm and hate against Pacific Islander communities. Connie Tan: So to support those impacted by hate, we've outlined a set of community recommendations for what community members can do if they experience hate, and to take collective action against anti P. Hate first. Speak up and report hate acts. Reporting is one of the most powerful tools we have to ensure harms against PI. Communities are addressed and taken seriously. You can take action by reporting to trusted platforms like our Stop API Hate Reporting Center, which is available in 21 languages, including Tongan, Samoan, and Marshall. [00:45:00] Second, prioritize your mental health and take care of your wellbeing. We encourage community members to raise awareness by having open conversations with loved ones, family members, and elders about self-care and mental wellness, and to seek services in culturally aligned and trusted spaces. Third, combat misinformation in the fight against. It is important to share accurate and credible information and to combat anti PI rhetoric. You can view our media literacy page to learn more. Fourth, know your rights and stay informed During this challenging climate, it is important to stay up to date and know your rights. There are various organizations offering Know your rights materials, including in Pacific Islander languages, and finally participate in civic engagement and advocacy. Civic engagement is one of the most effective ways to combat hate, whether it is participating in voting or amplifying advocacy efforts. Miata Tan: That [00:46:00] was Connie Tan, a research manager at Stop. A API Hate. As Connie shared, there's a lot that can be done to support Pacific Islander communities from taking collective action against hate through reporting and combating misinformation to participating in civic engagement and advocacy. I'll pass the reins back over to Stephanie Chen, the director of Data and Research at Stop A API Hate. Stephanie is speaking with the Stop, A API hate Pacific Islander Advisory Council, zeroing in on where we can go from here in addressing hate against Pacific Islander communities. Stephanie Chan: We've heard a lot, a lot about the pain of anti PI hate, we've heard a lot about the pain of just, ongoing militarization displacement government distrust problems with education. Anti-blackness. what three things would you name as things that [00:47:00] we need to do? What changes actions or policies we need to do to move forward, on these issues? And I'm gonna start with Isa.  Isa Kelawili Whalen: Thank you Stephanie. Um, I'll try and go quickly here, but three policy areas. I'd love to get everyone engaged. One, data disaggregation. Pacific Islanders were constantly told that we don't have the data, so how could we possibly know what you guys are experiencing or need, and then. When we do have the data, it's always, oh, but you don't have enough numbers to meet this threshold, to get those benefits. Data informs policy, policy informs data. Again, thank you. Stop. I hate for having us here to talk about that also, but definitely continue fighting for data disaggregation. Second thing I would say. Climate resiliency, uh, supporting it and saying no to deep sea mining in our Pacifica waters. History of violence again with our land and sea. There's been a number in the, in the chat and one to name the nuclear warfare and bikini at toll, where after wiping out the people, the culture, the island itself, the United States promised reparations and to never harm again in that [00:48:00] way, but. Here we are. And then third language access, quite literally access, just access, um, to all things that the average English speaking person or learner has. So I'd say those three.  Stephanie Chan: Thank you. Well, we'll move on to Jamaica. Uh, what do you think are the actions or policies that we need?  Dr. Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio: Uh, we need to demilitarize the Pacific. We need to shut down military bases. We need to not renew military leases. We need to not allow the US government to condemn lands, to expand their military footprint in the Pacific. I think one of the points that came up time and time again around not reporting is again, not feeling like anything's gonna happen, but two, who are we reporting to and we're reporting to states and systems that have contained us, that have violated us and that have hurt us. So yeah, demilitarization, abolition in the broadest sense, both thinking about Discreet carceral institutions, but then also the entire US governing system. And three I'll just make it a little smaller, like fuck ice, and tear that shit [00:49:00] down. Like right now, there are policy change issues related to ICE and carceral institutions, but I'm really thinking about kind of. Incredible mobilization that's taking place in particular in, in Minneapolis and the way people are showing up for their neighbors across racial, gender, and political spectrums. And so outside of this discrete policy changes that we need to fight for, we need more people in the streets showing up to protect each other. and in doing so, building the systems and the, the communities and the institutions that we will need to arrive in a new world. Stephanie Chan: Great word, Michelle.  Michelle Pedro: I'm just gonna add on to what, Isa said about language, access justice, equity, also protection of access to healthcare. in terms of what Ika said yes. Three West, Papua New Guinea, yeah, thank you for having me here. Stephanie Chan: Thank you. And Ella, you wanna bring us home on the policy question?  Tu‘ulau‘ulu Estella Owoimaha-Church: I'm from South Central LA Ice melts around here. yes to everything that has been said, in [00:50:00] particular, I think the greatest policy issue. Impact in our folks is demil, demilitarization. And that also goes to the active genocide that is happening in the Pacific and has been ongoing. And as a broader API community, it's a conversation we don't ever have and have not had uh, regularly. So yes to all that. And risk, it sounded like a broken record too. I think, uh, education is a huge. Part of the issue here, I think access to real liberated ethnic studies for all of our folks is absolutely crucial to continuing generation after generation, being able to continue the demil fight to continue. To show up for our folks for our islands in diaspora and back home on our islands. You know, the, the report said that, uh, we are 1.6 million strong here in the United States and that our populations continue to grow, fortunately, unfortunately here in the us. And that [00:51:00] we are a multi-ethnic, um, group of folks and that, That demands, it's an imperative that our approach to education, to political education, to how we show up for community, how we organize across faith-based communities has to be intersectional. It has to be it has to be pro-black. It has to be pro Indigenous because that is who we are as a people. We are black. And Indigenous populations all wrapped up into one. And any way we approach policy change has to come from a pro-black, pro Indigenous stance.  Stephanie Chan: Thank you, Estella. We did have a question about education and how we actually make. PI studies happen. do you have anything you wanna elaborate on, how do we get school districts and state governments to prioritize PI history, especially K through 12?  Tu‘ulau‘ulu Estella Owoimaha-Church: I'm gonna say with the caveat of under this current regime. Any regular tactics I'm used to employing may not be viable at this current [00:52:00] moment. But my regular go-to will always be to tell parents you have the most power in school districts to show up at your local school board meetings and demand that there is liberated ethnic studies and be conscious and cognizant about the, the big ed tech companies that districts are hiring to bring. Some fake, uh, ethnic studies. It's not real ethnic studies. And there are also quite a few ethnic studies or programs that are out there parading as ethnic studies that are 100% coming from the alt-right. 100% coming from Zionist based organizations That are not, doing ethnic studies actually doing a disservice to ethnic studies. And the other thing I'll say for API organizations that are doing the work around ethnic studies and, and pushing for Asian American studies legislation state by state. We're also doing a disservice because in many situations or many cases where legislation has passed for Asian American studies, it's been at the [00:53:00] detriment of black, brown, queer, and Indigenous communities. And that's not the spirit of ethnic studies. And so first I'd say for parents. Exercise your right as a parent in your local district and be as loud as you possibly can be, and organize parent pods that are gonna do the fight for you, and then reach out to folks. My number one recommendation is always liberated ethnic studies model consortium curriculum, for a group of badass educators who were, who are gonna show up for community whenever called. Miata Tan: That was Tu‘ulau‘ulu Estella Owoimaha- Church discussing how we can help to encourage school districts and state governments to prioritize Pacific Islander education. A big thank you to the Stop, A API Hate team and their Pacific Islander Advisory Council. Your work is vital and we appreciate you all. Thank you for speaking with us [00:54:00] today.  Miata Tan: [00:55:00] That final track was a little snippet from the fantastic Zhou Tian check out Hidden Grace. It's a truly fabulous song. This is Apex Express on 94.1 KPFA, A weekly radio show uplifting the voices and stories of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Apex Express Airs every Thursday evening at 7:00 PM And with that, we're unfortunately nearing the end of our time here tonight. thank you so much for tuning into the show. And another big thank you to the Stop, A API Hate Team and their Pacific Islander Advisory Council. We appreciate your work so much. One final note, if you are listening to this live, then it's February 12th, meaning Lunar New Year is [00:56:00] just around the corner. For listeners who might not be familiar, Lunar New Year is a major celebration for many in the Asian diaspora, a fresh start marked by family, food, and festivities. This year we are welcoming in the Year of the Horse, and you can join the celebrations too. On Saturday, March 7th, San Francisco will come alive with the year of the horse parade, and this weekend you can check out the Chinatown Flower Market Fair Head to Grant Avenue for fresh flowers, arts activities, and cultural performances. On Tuesday, February 24th, the San Francisco Public Library will Drumbeats, Heartbeats: Community as One . this event will honor Lunar New Year and Black History Month with Lion Dancers, poetry, and more. Across the bay, Oakland celebrates their Lunar New Year parade on Saturday, February 28th. From more [00:57:00] parades to night markets and museum events, celebrations will be happening all over the Bay Area and beyond. We hope you enjoy this opportunity to gather, reflect, and welcome in the new year with joy. For show notes, please visit our website. That's kpfa.org/program/apex-express. On the webpage for this episode, we've added links to the Stop, A API Hate Report on Anti Pacific Islander, hate from data on how hate is impacting PI communities to information on what you can do to help. This report is well worth the read. Apex Express is produced by Ayame Keane-Lee, Anuj Vaidya, Cheryl Truong, Isabel Li, Jalena Keane-Lee, Miko Lee, Miata Tan, Preeti Mangala Shekar and Swati Rayasam. Tonight's show was produced by me , Miata Tan. Get some rest y'all. .  The post APEX Express – 2.12.26 – Anti-Pacific Islander Hate Amid Ongoing Injustice appeared first on KPFA.

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