Podcasts about Bastards

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2025 40:42 Transcription Available

Stan thinks of a novel way to best a thought goblin, but a less novel way to not be on fire. Meanwhile- piss.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/authors-dragons-comedy-dnd-podcast--5624719/support.Featuring Drew Hayes, John g Hartness, Rick Gualtieri, Robert Bevan, Joseph Brassey, Steve Wetherell, EM Kaplan, MK Gibson and more! Check out more adventures and fun dumb stuff at www.authorsanddragons.com

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Jazz Bastard Podcast 323 - Drum Machines and Griot Songs

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2025 87:31

This fortnight, Mike's cued up four newish releases with very different approaches to modern jazz. We have a couple piano trios (one of which calls in reinforcements from time to time), a duet with some space-age percussion, and a gigantic, sprawling big band project. Pat sneaks some jazz vinyl talk into pop matters. Omar Thomas – GRIOT SONGS; Rachel Eckroth – SPEAKING IN TONGUES; Bill O'Connell – TOUCH; Eric Bell – VULNERABILITY.

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Sports by a couple of bastards NFL talk

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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2025 102:26 Transcription Available

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Episode 16 - The Green Bastard, Jelly Roll, And A Meat Bear

Trailer Park Boys Presents: Park After Dark

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2025 32:22

F**k yeah, Ricky and Julian are getting out of jail! But no fires at the park, boys, or you'll be right back in con college. Bubbles brings exciting news - and video! - of his performance with music legend Jelly Roll, and the Green Bastard's professional wrestling debut. Plus: The boys ponder poop protocol and protein chips!

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3.166 Fall and Rise of China: Enemy at the Gates of Nanjing

Kings and Generals: History for our Future

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2025 32:08

Last time we spoke about the Japanese encirclement of Nanjing. As battles erupted around Lake Tai, the Chinese troops used guerrilla tactics and artillery to resist the technologically superior Japanese. However, internal strife and logistical issues began to weaken their defense. On December 1st, Japan's Central China Area Army was ordered to assault Nanjing, and despite heavy resistance, the Japanese forces swiftly captured key towns. By December 7th, with Japanese troops closing in, Chiang Kai-Shek prepared to evacuate the capital. Anxiety and fear gripped the city as civilians witnessed horrific atrocities in the countryside, where Japanese soldiers unleashed violence against unarmed populations. The defense of Nanjing became symbolic of Chinese perseverance against oppression. As the city faced inevitable destruction, hope rested on the courage of its defenders and the belief that they could rally against the relentless tide of attack, knowing their plight was drawing the world's attention amidst a brutal conflict. #166 Enemy at the Gates of Nanjing Welcome to the Fall and Rise of China Podcast, I am your dutiful host Craig Watson. But, before we start I want to also remind you this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Perhaps you want to learn more about the history of Asia? Kings and Generals have an assortment of episodes on history of asia and much more so go give them a look over on Youtube. So please subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry for some more history related content, over on my channel, the Pacific War Channel where I cover the history of China and Japan from the 19th century until the end of the Pacific War. War was steadily creeping toward Nanjing, and the remaining residents understood this grim reality. Starting December 8, the distant sounds of artillery began to echo through the city. The following day, the first shell from a Japanese battery struck downtown, detonating at Xinjiekou square. Amid the chaos and anarchy engulfing much of Nanjing as the population dwindled, looting became rampant. Chinese soldiers were reportedly seen stealing from abandoned stores. Daily life had largely ground to a halt. To this desolate and partially lawless city, refugees from the war continued to arrive. However, on December 8, the influx of refugees came to an abrupt halt. All gates in the city wall were locked, only to be opened for urgent military needs. Even soldiers injured in battles near the city were reportedly denied entry, left to perish just minutes away from desperately needed medical care. As the Japanese forces tightened their grip around Nanjing, more civilians sought refuge in the safety zone. American missionary Ernest Forster wrote in a letter to his wife “I wish you could witness the influx of people into this area from other parts of the city. All the roads leading here are lined with groups transporting whatever possessions they can carry, tireless rickshaws, some even pulled by students, wheelbarrows, trucks, baby carriages, anything with wheels.” On the evening of December 7, bonfires lit by soldiers of Japan's 16th Infantry Division near Unicorn Gate were clearly visible from Purple Mountain, which was defended by the elite Training Division of the Chinese Army. The bonfires presented an enticing target for this division, established as a model to inspire the rest of the Chinese forces, who remained eager to prove themselves even as defeat loomed. Commander Zhou Zhenqiang of the Training Division's 1st Brigade suggested a counterattack and had a plan in place. His brigade would launch a frontal assault while the 3rd Brigade, stationed to his left, would execute a flanking maneuver to encircle the unsuspecting adversary. Although this strategy had potential, it was never put into action. The Nanjing garrison dismissed the proposal, citing that “too many of our troops are already worn down,” according to Tang Shengzhi's staff. They warned that if the counterattack failed, there wouldn't be enough soldiers left to defend Nanjing. Consequently, the Training Division was compelled to dig in and await the enemy's arrival. While Chinese defenders were ordered to hold their ground, the 16th Japanese Infantry Division approached Purple Mountain. The slopes of the mountain were cloaked in conifers, interspersed with dense bamboo thickets that created almost jungle-like combat conditions. As one Japanese soldier of the 20th regiment noted “Just a few paces ahead, you couldn't see anything. Even worse, you didn't know where the enemy was. When we heard gunfire, we shot back at random. Bullets were flying everywhere.” As the Japanese soldiers ascended the slope, they were halfway to the mountain's summit when they encountered white smoke and the characteristic cracking of burning bamboo. The Chinese troops, benefiting from a favorable wind, had set fire to the bamboo. Swiftly, the Japanese soldiers drew their swords and bayonets, cutting a wide firebreak through the bamboo to halt the flames. At the forefront of Purple Mountain was a key defensive position known as Old Tiger's Cave, located just east of the mountain. As long as this location remained in Chinese control, the Japanese could not capture the mountain itself. Understanding its significance, Chinese commanders stationed a battalion of well-equipped and highly motivated soldiers from the Training Division's 5th Regiment there. Fighting erupted in the afternoon of December 8, when the Japanese commenced a fierce artillery barrage on Old Tiger's Cave, followed by an infantry assault aimed at taking the hill. Under the cold-blooded command of their leaders, the Chinese battalion employed disciplined and concentrated fire, inflicting heavy casualties on the advancing Japanese troops, who were unable to advance that day. The following morning, the Japanese intensified their assault, combining artillery fire and aerial bombardment on Old Tiger's Cave. Their infantry again attempted the treacherous climb, hoping smoke grenades would obscure the defenders' line of sight. Once more, they were thwarted, facing additional pressure as a neighboring Chinese unit launched a counterattack against the Japanese right flank. The successful defense came at a significant cost; by the afternoon, over half of the battalion defending Old Tiger's Cave had become casualties. Given the hill's exposed position and difficulties in resupply, the officers of the Training Division reluctantly decided to abandon the position. The battered battalion, now without its commander, retreated to the second-highest peak of Purple Mountain. While the loss of Old Tiger's Cave was a setback for the Training Division, it also conferred certain advantages. The Chinese soldiers withdrew to a series of prepared defensive lines through terrain they knew intimately. This stronghold centered on Xiaolingwei, a town where the Training Division had moved into new barracks over four years prior. The battalion's soldiers were familiar with every creek, hamlet, bamboo grove, and pond in the region. The Japanese faced a daunting challenge ahead. Due south of Nanjing, the 6th Japanese Division had finally caught up with the 114th Division and was deployed to its left for the final push toward Nanjing. Between the division and the city wall lay a terrain of hills and low mountains dominated by two prominent features known as General's Peak and Ox Head Peak. The task fell to the division's 13th Regiment to proceed north along the highway, while the 23rd Regiment maneuvered left around the mountains before advancing north along the Yangtze River. The division's artillery regiment, functioning at only half its typical strength due to two of its four battalions remaining in the Hangzhou Bay area, was ordered to concentrate its firepower in support of the 13th Regiment as it navigated the terrain beneath the mountain peaks. Unfortunately, the regiment's advance became mired in unexpected Chinese resistance, and with the artillery deployed too far behind to provide adequate support, divisional command decided to halt the advance until the following day, December 9. Under the cover of darkness, the artillery units were repositioned closer to the front, and the artillery commanders established their command on a hill nearby. At dawn, they began firing at the Chinese positions with much greater precision than the previous day. Meanwhile, a column of tankettes rolled down the road between General's Peak and Ox Head Peak in support of the 13th Regiment. The first tank when it came under attack from hidden mountain guns. The enemy scored several hits on the tank, forcing the driver to crawl out of the burning vehicle. The driver's pants were engulfed in flames, and as men attempted to extinguish the fire, enemy machine gun fire ripped into the driver's chest, killing him instantly. The second vehicle also came under fire from shells and burst into flames. The commander and his driver attempted to escape the turret but were trapped when another shell hit, engulfing them in flames. Unaware of the unfolding disaster, the column continued its advance, and two more tankettes were destroyed. This skirmish proved costly, resulting in the loss of four vehicles and seven men. Despite the heavy losses, the coordinated operations involving infantry, armored vehicles, and artillery gradually succeeded in dislodging the Chinese from their positions. By nightfall on December 9, the first Japanese soldiers arrived in the town of Tiexinqiao, just south of Nanjing. Meanwhile, the 23rd Regiment continued its advance north along routes west of the mountain range. This maneuver required the regiment to abandon the relatively solid road it had used thus far, opting instead for primitive trails ill-suited for wheeled transport. The major drawback of this shift was the slow transportation of artillery. The consequences became evident when one of the regiment's battalions was ordered to dislodge enemy positions on a low peak known as Hill 154, situated astride the main route of advancement. With no artillery support available, half the battalion's strength, two companies remained in the rear to safeguard the artillery pieces as they were being repositioned. The battalion ordered the remaining two infantry companies to mount an assault on Hill 154. In place of artillery, they were instructed to utilize small-caliber knee mortars. As the Japanese forces advanced towards Hill 154, the Chinese defenders opened fire with everything at their disposal, heavy and light machine guns, rifles, and mortars. The Japanese were quickly pinned down, moving slowly toward the summit under the cover of fire from the knee mortars. A breakthrough occurred when a Japanese light machine gun crew spotted a large group of Chinese soldiers repositioning on the hill. A sustained burst of fire from their weapon struck true, sending dead and wounded Chinese soldiers tumbling down the slope. Seizing the opportunity, the Japanese platoon commander sprang to his feet and charged up the hill, followed closely by the machine gunner, with the rest of the platoon trailing 10 to 20 yards behind. As they advanced, they encountered four Chinese soldiers raising their rifles to shoot. The Japanese machine gunner was quicker, firing from the hip and killing all four in an instant. The remainder of the skirmish descended into chaos. The Japanese soldiers captured the hill and took aim, firing carefully and lethally at the backs of the defeated Chinese as they fled northward. Other Japanese troops swept through the trenches with fixed bayonets, mercilessly killing all Chinese soldiers present, those who were injured, those who attempted to surrender, and even those feigning death. As Japan's 10th Army advanced on Nanjing from the south, the Shanghai Expeditionary Force was making its way in from the east. The tactical situation was fluid, fast-changing, and unpredictable, with Japanese spearheads penetrating deep into Chinese-held territory, often bypassing large enemy troop formations that would then courageously launch counterattacks from the rear. On December 8th, the 16th Division was advancing into some mountainous terrain north of Jurang where their vanguard ran into an ambush. 200 Japanese soldiers were having lunch over a 300 foot hilltop position when suddenly Captain Akao Junzo heard his comrade shout “Thousands of enemies are coming up from behind! They are heading right towards you!” Rushing outside, Akao witnessed what appeared to be a wall of Chinese soldiers marching down the valley from the rear. He dashed to the next building, bursting through the door to find his soldiers preparing lunch, he shouted at them “The enemy is here! Come with me!” The soldiers dropped their cooking utensils, grabbed their rifles, and followed Akao up the hillside behind the farm buildings. Initially, the fighting seemed evenly matched. However, the Japanese quickly brought up their two heavy machine guns, set up just 50 yards apart. Firing at a rate of 500 rounds per minute, they caught the Chinese troops in a devastating crossfire. Nine light machine guns soon joined the fray. Within moments, the cohesion of the Chinese formation collapsed, and as some soldiers broke ranks and began to retreat, Akao's men eagerly pursued them with fixed bayonets. A young, aggressive officer led the charge, wildly swinging his sword until it snapped in two. Akao watched with satisfaction. This was the kind of warfare he and his men had trained for tirelessly, month after month, and they executed their tactics with precision. However, his attention soon shifted to the hill across the valley where he had previously posted the observation squad. The entire hill was now crawling with Chinese soldiers, all firing at the peak where the small group of Japanese soldiers was entrenched in what appeared to be a desperate battle. Determined to reclaim the hill, Akao led part of his men in a charge uphill but found themselves pinned down by Chinese gunfire halfway up. A force of three squads had arrived, bringing with them what was urgently needed: knee mortars. They were accompanied by the officer with the broken sword. Akao directed the mortar fire towards the top of the hill, watching as each explosive shell detonated among the dense cluster of Chinese soldiers. Taking advantage of this momentary confusion and disarray, Akao and his men rapidly climbed the hill with swords drawn. Upon reaching the peak, they found only a few Chinese soldiers remaining. One of them pointed a handgun at the officer with the broken sword. Realizing he had no means of defending himself, the officer could only shout, “Bastard!” This unexpected outburst caused the Chinese soldier to hesitate for a brief moment before pulling the trigger. That split second marked the difference between life and death. Another Japanese officer, whose sword remained intact, lunged forward and cut down the would-be shooter. Following this, Akao and his men discovered the beleaguered Japanese squad. The soldiers' bodies had been mutilated almost beyond recognition. Some had their eyes gouged out, others had their noses or ears sliced off, and many were missing hands and feet. There were no survivors. In the early hours of December 9, just before dawn, advance units of the Japanese Army's 36th Regiment, consisting of infantry and light tanks, encountered fierce resistance from a battalion of the Chinese Training Division stationed at Hongmaoshan Hill, located southeast of the Nanjing city wall. A prolonged exchange of fire ensued, forcing the Chinese defenders to withdraw after sustaining heavy casualties. The Japanese, eager to capitalize on their advantage, followed closely. As the first light of dawn cut the horizon, they faced the imposing silhouette of the Nanjing city wall, which appeared more like a natural formation than a man-made structure. Despite their exhaustion, the soldiers erupted in victorious cries of "Banzai" and advanced energetically toward an enormous gate in the wall, this was the “Guanghua Men” or “the Gate of Enlightenment”. The Chinese defenders reigned fire, and artillery upon the Japanese columns. At that time, the gate remained shut; the moat surrounding the city was 500 feet wide and up to 15 feet deep, while the city wall towered 40 feet high. The approach to the gate was obstructed by an antitank ditch and five rows of Spanish riders, these are portable wooden frames wrapped in barbed wire. Along the road from the gate to the moat, additional rows of barbed wire further fortified the defenses. Two mountain guns, hastily transported through the rugged terrain during the 36th regiment's rapid advance to Nanjing, were positioned at the Antiaircraft Academy and commenced firing directly at the gate. While they succeeded in damaging the heavy wooden doors, it quickly became apparent that the gate had been reinforced from behind with solid beams and densely packed sandbags, so robust that, as one Japanese soldier noted, “even a row of ants wouldn't be able to make it through.” Shelling alone would not suffice to break through the defenses, prompting the call for engineers to venture into the open, exposed to enemy fire from the top of the wall, to attempt clearing the obstacles and detonating explosives at the base of the gate. While their comrades provided cover fire to keep the defenders suppressed, the engineers maneuvered past the Spanish riders to plant their explosives at the foot of the gates. An ear-splitting explosion shattered the morning air, but when the dust settled, the gate remained largely intact. To the Japanese attackers, the Chinese defenders appeared firmly entrenched; however, the reality was that they were nearing a breaking point. The artillery shelling, coupled with several Japanese air raids earlier in the day, had resulted in over 100 casualties surrounding the gate. Reinforcements were hastily summoned from nearby city sectors, including a platoon of military police cadets led by Lieutenant Xiang Hongyuan. Armed with six ZB vz 26 machine guns, the cadets commandeered a series of buses and made their way to the Gate of Enlightenment. The hours before sunset dragged on with a tense stalemate around the Gate of Enlightenment, as neither side managed to achieve a decisive advantage. The Japanese engineers made two more perilous attempts to blow up the gate, only to find their explosives insufficient to breach the strong defenses. In a bold move, the Chinese defenders launched a risky assault outside the wall to incinerate a flour mill taller than the city wall, which, if captured, could provide the Japanese with an excellent observation point. The Chinese infantry, sprinting towards the building with jerry cans and wood, became easy targets for the Japanese fire. Despite suffering heavy losses, enough soldiers managed to reach the mill and set it ablaze. As the battle for the gate intensified on December 9, the elite 88th Division of the Chinese military became increasingly involved. The division's 262nd Brigade, comprising the 523rd and 524th Regiments, was tasked with defending the city wall between the Gate of Enlightenment and the Chinese Gate. One battalion from the 524th Regiment was dispatched to bolster the defenses at the Gate of Enlightenment. As the Japanese attacks escalated, this battalion incurred around 300 casualties. One notable instance saw 17 surviving members of a company withdraw from the battlefield, led by a platoon commander after both the company commander and his deputy had been killed. The 36th Japanese Regiment had two battalions positioned on either side of the gate, with a third held in reserve. However, that reserve battalion soon uncovered that their rear was just as perilous as the front. They were consistently attacked by Chinese stragglers from the countryside, who aimed to break through to the city gate. A Chinese unit also maintained control of a hill southwest of the Antiaircraft Academy, directing fire at Japanese soldiers within the campus. This ongoing threat from Chinese stragglers made it extremely challenging for the forward regimental positions to communicate with brigade headquarters at Qiweng Bridge farther behind. Several messengers lost their lives while trying. Ultimately, all communication shifted to wireless methods. On December 9 at noon, a solitary Japanese bomber appeared above Nanjing, but rather than its usual payload of bombs, it carried leaflets. Signed by General Matsui, the leaflets boldly declared the futility of resistance for the Chinese defenders. With Nanjing surrounded, the message conveyed that the Japanese had the power to bring the conflict directly to the Chinese. Instead, the leaflet urged surrender, stating, “The deadline for a response is tomorrow, that is the 10th”.. The Chinese were instructed to submit their response by noon to the Japanese lines near Sun Yat-sen Gate. The leaflet warned that if the Chinese did not comply, the Japanese would have no choice but to launch an assault. The tone was stern and intimidating: “The Japanese Army shall show no mercy toward those who offer resistance, treating them with extreme severity, but shall harm neither innocent civilians nor Chinese military personnel who manifest no hostility.” It emphasized the dire consequences that awaited anyone who did not lay down their arms. In response, Chinese General Tang Shengzhi reiterated his order for all troops under his command to fight to the last drop of blood. At around noon on December 10, a lone car approached Nanjing's city wall along the road from Jurong. Inside was Muto Akira, the vice chief of staff for the Central China Area Army, accompanied by another senior officer and an interpreter fluent in Chinese. Upon reaching the Japanese line near Sun Yat-sen Gate, they halted and waited. Their mission was to meet with representatives of the encircled Chinese garrison and receive their response to the previous day's request for surrender. As the minutes ticked by, there was no movement from the other side. After an hour of waiting, the three Japanese officials concluded their visit had been in vain. The vehicle turned around and retraced its path. Earlier that morning, the Japanese had deployed a large balloon over the city wall, carrying a large white banner with a simple message in Chinese: “Give up this hopeless fight. Open the city gates and surrender!” However, this effort seemed to prove useless. As the morning progressed, Chinese shelling intensified, confirming that there was no intention among the defenders to surrender. The absence of a formal reply by the established deadline served as confirmation that the Japanese had no choice but to prepare for a massive frontal assault on the fortified city walls. Matsui wrote in his diary that day “Today at noon, we still hadn't received a reply from the Chinese to my offer of surrender. So I issued an order for the two armies to launch the attack on Nanjing beginning this afternoon. The resistance put up by the enemy is almost symbolic at this stage. It will certainly have no real effect.” The Japanese advance was set to occur along the entire front, targeting Chinese positions at Yuhuatai, the Gate of Enlightenment, Tongji Gate, and the heights of Purple Mountain. Still, one final option remained: the proposal for a three-day truce sent to both the Chinese and Japanese governments by Rabe and other foreign representatives from the day before might still be acceptable. However, this hope was dashed later that afternoon. Tang issued an order at 7:00 pm, calling for a fight to the bitter end. He warned that anyone leaving their post without permission would face severe punishment, and those failing to prevent others from withdrawing would also be penalized. Additionally, he dispatched Song Xilian and his 36th Division, his closest equivalent to a Praetorian Guard, to patrol the Yangtze docks and thwart any attempts to escape across the river. “We must defend the city with all our strength. We cannot give up an inch of our soil.” The battle for the Gate of Enlightenment remained fiercely contested. Soldiers of the 9th Japanese Infantry Division, surrounded by Chinese forces, found themselves questioning whether they were the ones laying siege or if it was the other way around. The division's 36th Regiment, entrenched directly in front of the gate, was effectively cut off from the rest of the division, lacking even a telephone line to the 18th Infantry Brigade's headquarters at Qiweng Bridge in the rear. The area was swarming with Chinese stragglers trying to return to their units. Japanese infantrymen who exposed themselves in the open risked being fired upon from all directions by unseen adversaries. Things changed at 8:00 am when the brigade's deputy commander climbed into an armored vehicle at Qiweng Bridge and led a supply column through terrain that was only partially under Japanese control. The column, carrying 500 artillery shells and machine gun ammunition, arrived without incident, replenishing the 36th Regiment, which was dangerously low on supplies. Soon after, signal troops established a telephone link to the regiment, enabling communication to flow freely. B 4:00 pm a breach had finally appeared in the outer gate. The Japanese artillery units could now see well-fortified sandbag positions inside the gate, which would also need to be destroyed, but for now, they had overcome their first obstacle. Cheers erupted among the batteries. Tang Shengzhi understood the significance of the Gate of Enlightenment in the battle for Nanjing. He had entrusted its defense to remnants of the elite German-trained 87th Infantry Division. He also deployed survivors from the 156th Division and dispatched armored cars to the section of the city wall and rolled artillery near the gate to provide close tactical support. Then suddenly cries of banzai rang out as a Rising Sun flag hoisted above the city gate. Major Ito Yoshimitsu, the commander of the 1st Battalion positioned near the Gate of Enlightenment had ordered his 1st Company to ascend the debris-laden slopes flanking the gate that had accumulated during hours of shelling. As the soldiers of the 1st Company infiltrated the gate, Ito quickly instructed the 4th Company to follow closely behind. By the time the Chinese forces recognized the critical breach in their defenses, it was too late. The two Japanese companies secured the gate and moved up to 100 yards inside the city, establishing positions in several buildings. They had created a foothold. A few miles southwest of the Gate of Enlightenment, the elite german trained 88th Chinese Infantry Division, was embroiled in fierce combat. They were defending the rugged hills in front of the Chinese Gate known as Yuhuatai, which were crucial to holding Nanjing. As General Sun Yuanliang, the division's commander, succinctly put it, “The enemy won't die by himself!” The division deployed its 527th Regiment to Yuhuatai alongside two artillery companies, while keeping the 528th Regiment in reserve. Although the 88th Division had once been part of the pre-war elite, it had suffered significant losses during months of grueling fighting, first in and around Shanghai and then during the retreat to Nanjing. The division now comprised only 6,000 to 7,000 soldiers, of which 3,000 were newcomers brought in to replenish their depleted ranks. The division did possess one notable advantage over its opponents: the terrain. Yuhuatai was a nightmare for attackers. Military planners had long assumed invaders would assault from the south, leading to the fortification of the area. Consequently, the defenses included extensive antitank ditches, concrete-reinforced pillboxes, and rows of barbed wire, all designed to thwart an invasion. Moreover, Yuhuatai had frequently served as a training ground, allowing the 88th Division's soldiers to jump into prepared trenches during maneuvers. When the 6th Japanese Division arrived at Yuhuatai on December 10, it became immediately clear to its officers that the Chinese had transformed the area into a formidable stronghold. Strategically placed Chinese machine gun nests pinned down Japanese infantry, rendering them unable to advance or retreat. To counter this, the 6th Division set up its artillery to provide close tactical support, even at great risk. A battery commander was killed while maneuvering his guns to target a heavily fortified Chinese position. Despite the added firepower, the Japanese forces advanced slowly through the hilly landscape and sustained heavy casualties. They faced repeated obstacles from barbed wire barricades, which could only be dismantled by soldiers exposing themselves to pinpoint enemy fire. The Chinese defenders often fought to the last man; one Japanese officer noted that a pillbox had been locked from the outside, leaving the soldiers inside with no chance to escape. The experience of a company from the 6th Division's 23rd Regiment was typical. They found themselves pinned down in an antitank ditch, barely able to move. At the slightest motion, a vigilant Chinese machine gunner from a pillbox 50 yards away unleashed carefully aimed bursts of fire. Gradually, however, Japanese shelling began to weaken the Chinese positions, prompting the defenders to retreat one by one, even forcing the machine gunner to withdraw. When the Japanese troops finally emerged from cover, they spotted the fleeing gunner in the distance. Eager for revenge, they fired at him as he crossed a low ridge. He initially collapsed, only to rise again and continue fleeing. This cat-and-mouse chase occurred several times, and the Japanese soldiers couldn't tell whether they had hit him. Later that day, as they advanced further, they discovered him dead, still clutching his machine gun. The 6th Division faced the familiar issue of advancing too rapidly and bypassing Chinese units that still posed a threat. A 1,600-foot hill in the path of the 47th Regiment remained occupied by Chinese soldiers, who continued firing into the backs of the advancing Japanese troops. The Japanese forces managed to take the hill in the evening of December 10 and held it throughout the night despite repeated Chinese counterattacks. On the Chinese side, the 88th Division's 527th Regiment was engaged in particularly heavy fighting, but unlike their Japanese counterparts, they struggled with inadequate artillery support. Reluctant to risk valuable materiel, a concern that was rarely matched by a similar regard for personnel, Chinese commanders had positioned their artillery behind a low hill for protection against direct Japanese fire. However, this placement also meant they had no clear view of the enemy. Equipment lost in battle could not be replaced, but men lost were another matter. By the evening, the battle for the Gate of Enlightenment was reaching a critical point. Chinese commanders deployed every available unit to close the gap in their defenses created by the Japanese 36th Infantry Regiment, which had managed to establish a tenuous foothold near the gate. The pressure was immense, as there was no doubt that dire consequences awaited if the gate were lost. By midnight, a squad of southern Chinese soldiers from the 156th Division devised a ruthless plan to eliminate the remaining Japanese defenders, they intended to burn them out. Climbing the wall overlooking the Japanese positions with timber and cans of gasoline, they dropped burning logs onto the Japanese troops below at 1:00 am, trapping them under the heavy, flaming debris and inflicting devastating injuries. This cruel assault may have been driven by revenge, as many in the 156th Division had witnessed their comrades burned alive on the hilltop outside Nanjing just days earlier. By the morning the fight for the Gate of Enlightenment devolved into a stalemate. Nanjing was facing a siege. I would like to take this time to remind you all that this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Please go subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry after that, give my personal channel a look over at The Pacific War Channel at Youtube, it would mean a lot to me. General Tang Shengzhi led a defiant defense of Nanjing and despite despair, civilians fortified the city, aware that its fall could shatter Chiang Kai-Shek's government. By early December, the Japanese were gradually surrounding the capital. Assaults were made against her walls and now it seemed the capital was about to face a brutal siege.

From Beloved to Bastards ⎮ #151

Kavod Family Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2025 52:03

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Green Blooded Bastard - The Wizard of Oz

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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2025 102:30

The one where Green Blooded Bastard watches The Wizard of Oz. This movie is about a girl named Oz and the Wizard that she must hunt down!

Folge 94: DHL Umboxing

Brennpunkt

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2025 68:03

Das ganze Internet spricht über ihn: den DHL Iron Man.Ein DHL-Bote hat einer Frau und einem Mann während einer Lieferung ins Gesicht geschlagen – und bekommt für seine sexistische Gewalt erschreckend viel Zuspruch. Wir reden über diese Situation und darüber, was dieser Typ für ein Hundesohn ist. Nicht umsonst ist er unser Bastard der Woche.Außerdem sprechen wir über die Serie „Chabos".Und wir erinnern uns daran, wie Malte mit einer Igelfrisur rumgelaufen ist, Abdullah einen Irokesen hatte und Burak einen Pferdeschwanz.Transaidency: https://transaidency.org/Chabos: https://www.zdf.de/serien/chabos-100

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“How I Beat the Greedy Bastards | The Extreme 16 Story”

The Next Journey

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2025 18:11

They tried to cheat me. They thought I was just another contractor they could walk over—like so many others. This is the story of Extreme 16—a 4x4 dealership project in South Africa, complete with a test track, big money promises, and even bigger egos. But behind the glossy vision were a group of developers who left subcontractors unpaid and tried to do the same to me. Only this time… they failed. Because I had one thing they needed. And I used it.

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NFL talk from the bastards

Podcast de La Hora de Walter

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2025 102:50 Transcription Available

Bastards talk NFL.

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«Versailles mon amour» von Susanne Janson

Hörspiel

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2025 74:08

100 Jahre Schweizer Hörspiel. Mit einem Lust-Spiel im doppelten Sinn: Wir schreiben das Jahr 1714. Ein junger Mann aus der Provinz wird an den Hof Ludwigs des XIV. gerufen: Versailles! Dort tobt das pralle Leben, schäumt der Champagner und lockt die sündige Verführung an allen Ecken ... Ein unschuldiger, gottesfürchtiger, junger Adliger hat es nicht leicht in Versailles, dieser Stadt in einem Schloss. Vor allem dann nicht, wenn er einen unehelichen Sohn des Königs aufspüren soll, der in einem der tausend Hinterzimmerchen Versailles sein wildes Treiben veranstaltet. Doch der junge Chevalier ist fest davon überzeugt, diesen umtriebigen königlichen Bastard auf den rechten Pfad der Tugend zurückführen zu können. Doch hat er leider die Verführung Versailles unterschätzt: Denn bevor er sichs versieht, ist er hineingesogen in einen atemberaubenden Strudel barocker Sinnlichkeit. Und verliert sich bald in prickelnden Gesprächen, ausschweifenden Trinkgelagen und gerafften Röcken. Mit fatalen Folgen: Denn Louis XIV. scheint ein gealterter König zu sein, der sich sogar noch ein bisschen mehr davor fürchtet, seiner Mätresse, Madame de Maintenon, entgegenzutreten als seinem Schöpfer, aber unter die Todesurteile setzt noch immer er seine Unterschrift. Und je mehr der junge Chevalier seine Mission vernachlässigt, umso mehr gefährdet er damit sein eigenes - nun so heiss geliebtes - Leben. Diese Hörspiel-Serie entstand im Rahmen des SRF-Schwerpunkts: «Barock – mon amour»: Rauschende Feste, ausschweifender Sex und perfekte Manieren zugleich – das ist Barock. Im Oktober 2014 blickt SRF hinter die Masken dieser faszinierenden Epoche. Eine Zeit, die geprägt ist von Eitelkeit und Prunk, von überwältigenden Kunstwerken und grossartigen Fortschritten in Wissenschaft und Technik. Mit: Gerrit Bernstein (Chevalier), Holger Kunkel (Senelesto), Till Kretzschmar (Monsieur Marchand), Jörg Schröder (Louis XIV.) sowie in vielen weiteren Rollen: Maja Stolle, Inga Eickemeier, Katka Kurze, Dirk Glodde, Silvester von Hösslin, Simon Roffler u.a. Special guest: Rolf Becker (als nackter alter Mann, der durch die Gänge streift und mit den Gemälden spricht) Tontechnik: Tom Willen - Dramaturgie: Julia Glaus - Regie: Susanne Janson - Produktion: SRF 2014 - Dauer: 74'

07 02-09-25 LHDW Gastronomía: Nos visita Sergio Bastard de La Casona del Judío. El turismo extranjero y los merenderos

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2025 31:54

07 02-09-25 LHDW Gastronomía: Nos visita Sergio Bastard de La Casona del Judío. El turismo extranjero y los merenderos, en Cantabria han desaparecido

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07 02-09-25 LHDW Gastronomía: Nos visita Sergio Bastard de La Casona del Judío. El turismo extranjero y los merenderos

Podcast de La Hora de Walter

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2025 31:54

07 02-09-25 LHDW Gastronomía: Nos visita Sergio Bastard de La Casona del Judío. El turismo extranjero y los merenderos, en Cantabria han desaparecido

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258. Major's bastards and Labour's deal

A History of England

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2025 14:58

By winning the 1992 general election, John Major had his own mandate to form a government, instead of imply inheriting Margaret Thatcher's. He'd shown himself capable of leading the Conservative Party to success, as he took it to its fourth election win in a row. He'd emerged somewhat from the shadow of his Iron Lady predecessor. And then things immediately started going wrong. Black Wednesday, when a major run on the pound turned George Soros into ‘the man who broke the Bank of England' and drove Britain out of the European Exchange Rate Mechanism. Major's positive poll ratings collapsed overnight and never entirely recovered.Then his own party began to creak as its seams, as a growing group began to emerge and express an increasingly strident Euroscepticism. It mounted a rebellion against the government's proposal to ratify what came to be known as the Maastricht Treaty, which converted the European Economic Community into the European Union, with more ambitious aims towards integration (from some of which Major obtained British opt-outs). Though eventually the sceptics voted with their own party's government to avoid bringing it down, their behaviour had been so objectionable to Major that, in an unguarded moment with a journalist, he referred to them as ‘bastards'.Meanwhile, in the Labour Party, John Smith, the well-respected leader who'd replaced Neil Kinnock after the general election defeat, died suddenly of a heart attack. There were two frontrunners to take over from him, Gordon Brown and Tony Blair. It seems clear that they came to a deal whereby Brown would stand down as a candidate for the leadership to give Blair a clear run, in return for a big role in a future Labour government.Blair took over from Smith. He'd be leading Labour against Major's Conservatives at the next general election. Our subject for next week.Illustration: promotional image for Stephen Frears' The Deal, showing David Morrissey as Gordon Brown and Michael Sheen as Tony BlairMusic: Bach Partita #2c by J Bu licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivatives (aka Music Sharing) 3.0 International License

Green Blooded Bastard - The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2025 94:20

The one where Green Blooded Bastard watches The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard. This movie is about a character named Hitman who jumps around in space and time to make a film that didn't perform as well as the first one. Have I reviewed the first one or not, I can't remember?

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2025 83:43 Transcription Available

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Picky Bastards Episode 90

Picky Bastards Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2025 51:11

On Episode90 of Picky Bastards we are back with hosts Fran, Matt and Sam.We have new releases by The Sick Man of Europe, Hayden Pedigo, Big Special and Annahstasia. This month's classic album is Different Light by The Bangles and then Matt tells us why he loves Hidden by These New Puritans.This month's playlist:The Sick Man of Europe - The Sick Man of EuropeHayden Pedigo - I've Be Waving as You Drive AwayBig Special - National AverageAnnahstasia - TetherThe Bangles - Different Light These New Puritans - Hidden Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

67. What if a Bastard Was Lo-Fi

Indie Mixtape

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2025 41:38

Do you have your capture devices and your encyclopedia? Good, because this time we're delving into the colorful world of creature collectors! Episode theme: Creature Collectors Games played in the show: Ooblets Fallen London Coromon Butterfly Collector Promise Mascot Agency Ty HB Moonshot Network Edited by Wheels

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Jazz Bastard Podcast 322 - (Mostly) Not the Usual Suspects

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2025 83:42

The Bastards delve into the fecund fields of fusion once again, focusing on that most electric of decades, the 1970s. This excursion sticks mostly to lesser known stars in the fusion firmament, but there's one exception to this rule. That exception likes his finger-picking fast and his cover-girls nekkid. Neal Ardley – KALEIDOSCOPE OF RAINBOWS; Hermann Szobel – SZOBE; Al Dimeola - ELEGANT GYPSY; Passport – HAND MADE; Ryo Kawasaki – JUICE.

Green Blooded Bastard - Forgive Us Our Trespasses

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2025 12:16

The one where Green Blooded Bastard watches Forgive Us Our Trespasses. I'm depressed and this short film is slightly underwhelming. Here's a quick haiku that I wrote recently: coffee up her ass as Ben Affleck tea-bagged her, Gwyneth Paltrow

Neoliberals meet MAGA: A Conversation with Quinn Slobodian on Hayek's Bastards: Race, Gold, IQ, and the Capitalism of the Far Right

Speaking Out of Place

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2025 52:11

Today I'm delighted to talk with Quinn Slobodian about his new book, Hayek's Bastards: Race, Gold, IQ, and the Capitalism of the Far Right. We take a deep dive into the genesis of a weird and powerful merging of two seemingly different groups the Far Right and neoliberals. Slobodian writes, “as repellent as their politics may be these radical thinkers are not barbarians the gates of neoliberalism but the bastard offspring of that line of thought itself.” We talk about how this meshing is driven by a primitive desire to ward off egalitarianism, difference, democracy, and government that services the common good. Our wide-ranging talk ends with addressing DOGE, Trump's tariffs, and yes, the Jeffrey Epstein case.Quinn Slobodian is professor of international history at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University. His books, which have been translated into ten languages, include Globalists: The End of Empire and the Birth of Neoliberalism, Crack-Up Capitalism: Market Radicals and the Dream of a World without Democracy, and Hayek's Bastards: Race, Gold, IQ and the Capitalism of the Far Right . A Guggenheim Fellow for 2025-6, he has been an associate fellow at Chatham House and held residential fellowships at Harvard University and Free University Berlin. Project Syndicate put him on a list of 30 Forward Thinkers and Prospect UK named him one of the World's 25 Top Thinkers.

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Josh Toomey - The Slimy Bastards Podcast Season 2 Episode 8

Sitting With The Slimy Bastards

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2025 41:03

Josh Toomey Joins The Slimy Bastards Podcast Show - Episode 8

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S.5 Ep.29 Mitten Tour Major & BMW Recap

Keep It Under 100

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2025 47:05

Slater and Tim played in a Mitten Tour Major 36 hole event and AJ is back from The Bastards trip up north! Scottie wins... Again, the USA Ryder Cup uniforms are terrible, again.Instagram/X/Threads: @100_keepitunderEmail: 100keepitunder@gmail.comlisten, rate, review, subscribe, follow, like, save, share, comment, DM, email and Keep It Under 100

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Green Blooded Bastard - The Blue Drum

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2025 16:45

The one where Green Blooded Bastard watches The Blue Drum. This film is a short joint that is fairly effetive for being only 16 minutes long.

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No, YOU escape THIS Podcast: The Recording Studio feat. Escape This Podcast

The Infinite Escape Room

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2025 53:22

In the most long overdue cross-over since Eastenders made a Bastard episode with Neighbours (true story), we finally welcome our natural ancestors from Escape This Podcast and take them... to their own studio. But all is not well, they are locked out, Jon has beaten them to it and is about to takeover the (podcast) world. Join Mairi, Jamie, special guests Dani and Bill from Escape This Podcast and a very, very special cameo, as they try to take down the plummy giant, Lilliput style. Puzzle Maestro: Jamie Gibbs Solvers: Mairi Nolan, Dani Siller, Bill Sunderland Episode Art: Dom Jordan Editor (and self impersonator): Jon Saunders Visual handouts to play along Mixing desk Poster Notepad All links to our social media profiles and our Patreon programme over at https://linktr.ee/theinfiniteescaperoom Check out Escape This Podcast on their website, or wherever you get your podcasts usually!

Episode 119: Max Lajoie of Spite House on using grief to fuel creativity

Scream Therapy

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2025 26:16

Host Jason Schreurs welcomes Spite House singer/guitarist Max Lajoie to the podcast. Max, also a music producer in Montreal, talks about losing both of his parents in a 10-year span and how he has processed his grief through that journey. http://spitehousemtl.bandcamp.com Featured song clips: Spite House - "Midway" from Desertion (Pure Noise Records, 2025) Defeater - "Bastards" from Letters Home (Bridge 9 Records, 2013) Jawbreaker - "Do You Still Hate Me?" from 24 Hour Revenge Therapy (Blackball Records, 1994) Hot Water Music - "Free Radio Gainesville" from No Division (Some Records, 1999) Spite House - "10 Days" from Desertion (Pure Noise Records, 2025) The SCREAM THERAPY BOOK is now available! Scream Therapy: A Punk Journey through Mental Health is a memoir-plus that has been heralded by New York Times best-selling authors. Like the podcast, it links the community-minded punk rock scene with the mental wellness of the punks who belong to it. ORDER A COPY OF THE BOOK! screamtherapyhq.com/book NEW SCREAM THERAPY MERCH STORE! screamtherapy.threadless.com About this podcast: Scream Therapy explores the link between punk rock and mental health. My guests are members of the underground music scene who are living with mental health challenges, like myself. Intro/background music clips: Submission Hold - "Cranium Ache" Render Useless - "The Second Flight of Icarus" Contact host Jason Schreurs - screamtherapypodcast@gmail.com

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2025 70:55 Transcription Available

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Dicey Bastards S2 E11: Split the Party

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2025 72:51 Transcription Available

With occurrences of evil all over the ship, the party have no choice but to split up and pursue various different leisure activities. Oh, and find the wanted killer maybe. At some point.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/authors-dragons-comedy-dnd-podcast--5624719/support.

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Episode 89: IQ Fetishism with Quinn Slobodian

In Bed With The Right

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2025 48:42

Historian Quinn Slobodian (Crack-Up Capitalism, Hayek's Bastards, and the forthcoming Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed) walks Moira and Adrian through the fate of IQ on late 20th century and early 21st century right wing thought. How did this concept bring together the nationalist right and self-described libertarians? How did it become a load bearing self-identifier for many a "gifted" kid of the 1990s? And how did it take hold so thoroughly among the Silicon Valley elite?

Jazz Bastard Podcast 321 - New from Known

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2025 82:24

For this particular fortnightly excursion, Mike suggested we look at four newish recordings by artists we've covered - or at least listened to a bit - before. The fresh from the familiar as it were. The results leave Pat speechless. Gonzalo Rubalcaba - FIRST MEETING LIVE AT DIZZY'S; Kurt Rosenwinkle – THE BRAHMS PROJECT; Jon Irabagon – SERVER FARM; 8 Bit Big Band – ORCHESTRATOR EMULATOR.

The Matt & Jerry Show

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2025 59:51

Today on the show Jerry and Manaia talked being hard bastards! Or not being them and needing listeners to bring the hard bastard energy. Plus we chuck a fattie on the spelling and chat all things undies?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Green Blooded Bastard - Freaky Friday (2003)

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2025 91:44

The one where Green Blooded Bastard watches Freaky Friday (2003). This movie did the old switcheroo and hilarity ensues.

Episode 135: Sound Chaser 303

Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2025 232:19

The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. On the show this time I have new music from Enigmatic Sound Machines and Krakhouse, another great mix of styles from around the world and across the decades, and, of course, the Symphonic Zone. All that, plus news of tours and releases on Sound Chaser. Playlist1. Pär Lindh Project - The Premonition, from Live in Iceland2. Kansas - Down the Road, from Song for America3. Rick Wakeman - Rock Pursuit, from Phantom of the Opera (aka Phantom Power)4. Brady Arnold - No Name I, from Chaos in Development5. Enigmatic Sound Machines - In Perfect Silence, from Imperfect Silence6. Boris S.G - System 2019, from System 20197. Logic Gate - Biomorph, from From the Silence8. Al Stewart - Broadway Hotel, from Year of the Cat9. Blackgirls - Talk, from Happy10. Bon - I Dance Alone, from To the BoneTHE SYMPHONIC ZONE11. Peter Hammill - (This Side of) The Looking Glass, from The Love Songs12. Curved Air - Jumbo, from Second Album13. Rocket Scientists - The Fall of Icarus, from Brutal Architecture14. Fleesh - The Lamia, from Here It Comes Again15. Les Penning with Robert Reed - Argiers, from Return to Penrhos16. Reegonetti Band - Dance of the Invisible, from Exploring the Unknown17. Anthony Phillips & Harry Williamson - Gypsy Suite Movement IV: The Crystal Ball, from Gypsy Suite18. The Samurai of Prog - Searching for the Fear, from The White Snake and Other Grimm Tales19. Great Wide Nothing - The View from Olympus, from The View from OlympusLEAVING THE SYMPHONIC ZONE20. Djam Karet - No Man's Land, from New Dark Age21. Djam Karet - Eclipse of Faith, from New Dark Age22. Djam Karet - Web of Medea, from New Dark Age23. Djam Karet - Demon Train, from New Dark Age24. Djam Karet - All Clear, from New Dark Age25. Djam Karet - Raising Orpheus, from New Dark Age26. Djam Karet - Kali's Indifference, from New Dark Age27. Djam Karet - Alone with the River Man, from New Dark Age28. Djam Karet - Going Home, from New Dark Age29. Djam Karet - Eulogy, from New Dark Age30. Krakhouse - Married to Mayo, from Bastards of Prog31. Gong - Part 32 Floating Anarchy, from Greasy Truckers Live at Dingwall's Dancehall [compilation]32. Accordo dei Contrari - Così respirano gli incendi del tempo, from UR-33. Porcupine Tree - Normal, from Nil Recurring

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Ep. 573 William the Conqueror

Let Them Fight: A Comedy History Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2025 124:14

It's time for another trip back in time! This week we're talking about William the Conqueror. Or William the Bastard if you're nasty. This guy took a chaotic mess of a horrible childhood, and turned it into decades of being the biggest swinging dick in old timey France. Well, Normandy technically I guess, but same shit. Anyways, William was dope, so enjoy!

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1974: Fifty Years Later / Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

The Pink Smoke podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2025 66:04

Last year, the Pink Smoke Podcast created a series called 1974: 50 Years Later, each episode featuring a different guest who chose a 1974 movie to talk about, ranging from giant blockbusters to minor cult curios and everything else in between. But since all our guests are cool outsiders with eccentric tastes, most of them stayed away from the most iconic movies of that fabled cinematic year, eschewing The Godfather Part II in favor of forgotten TV movies and experimental horror films. While that was just fine with us, we decided it might be a good idea to back up and cover some of the acknowledged classics of 1974, starting with Rainer Werner Fassbinder's Ali: Fear Eats the Soul. The first of four projects released by the ultra-prolific auteur (two theatrical, two for TV), Ali tells the tale of a 60-year-old window cleaner who falls in love with a Moroccan Gastarbeiter half her age, much to the disapproval of their contemporaries. One of the enfant terrible's more gentle movies, it's still populated by his lovably repellent characters in whom Fassbinder seeks to excavate some humanity in a miserable post-war West German society. We discuss the director's destructive creativity, how his worldview is more complicated than those of directors with whom he's often connected (Douglas Sirk and Ken Loach fans maybe give this one a miss) and how his most endearing and connective theme is loneliness. Support our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thepinksmoke The Pink Smoke site: www.thepinksmoke.com The Pink Smoke on X: twitter.com/thepinksmoke Christopher Funderburg on X: twitter.com/cfunderburg John Cribbs on X: twitter.com/TheLastMachine Intro music: Unleash the Bastards / "Tea for Two" Outro music: Marcus Pinn / "Vegas"

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#116 - Top 5 Ozzy Solo Albums Ranked

Nate Garrett's Big Riff Energy

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2025 55:37

Ranking my Top 5 favorite albums of Ozzy's solo career, and discussing the most overlooked Ozzy Sabbath album. Breaking down the best riff(s) of 1983 featuring Dio, Mercyful Fate, and Metallica. Choosing the top 4 best metal lyricists, top 4 best metal lyricists who are also vocalists, what it takes to be a great vocalist, musings on KISS, Ritchie Blackmore, and more… Album of discussion: Ozzy Osbourne - solo discography Bastards of God's Grace - Self-titled (2021) Links below to help my wife overcome cancer: __________________________________________ GOFUNDME https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-nicole-a-selfless-soul-in-need-for-cancer-treatment __________________________________________ MERCH Night Shift merch exclusive Spirit Adrift - Unstoppable Force tee (100% of proceeds to Nicole) https://www.nightshiftmerch.com/collections/spirit-adrift/products/spirit-adrift-unstoppable-force-t-shirt Spirit Adrift shirts, vinyl, CD, digital download. Neon Nightmare flags and patches. (100% of proceeds to Nicole) https://spiritadrift.bandcamp.com __________________________________________ YOUR OWN PERSONALIZED RIFF(S) WRITTEN + RECORDED BY ME Send me $100 for your own personal riff(s) (with bass, drums, and guitar): https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/BigRiffEnergy E-mail BIGRIFFENERGY@GMAIL.COM with your request. Mention 3 bands and/or songs you want the riffs to sound like. Or just tell me to go wild. Feel free to use the PayPal link to donate directly (100% of proceeds to my wife's cancer battle) __________________________________________ Write BIGRIFFENERGY@GMAIL.COM with any questions or ideas for the podcast __________________________________________

Sports from two bastards live from the city market

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2025 95:40 Transcription Available

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Episode 483 - Nilesh Ranchod and Rajen Giga of 2 Phat Bastard Pies

What's Eric Eating

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2025 28:40

Today on the podcast Eric is joined by Nilesh Ranchod and Rajen Giga of 2 Phat Bastard Pies. Nilesh and Rajen speak with Eric about how they first became friends, coming to Houston from Zimbabwe, moving from environmental company work to the food industry, their fusion approach with their savory pies, how they're pies are different, flavors that were inspired by Houston, transitioning from catering to an everyday business model, opening inside The Post, the spicy options they offer, dishes they're developing, and more! Follow Eric on Instagram/Threads @ericsandler. You can also reach Eric by emailing him at eric@culturemap.com. Check out some of his latest articles at Culturemap.com: Houston Trattoria and BBQ Joint Team Up for Hill Country Flood Relief Houston Greek Restaurant Reboots with Fresh Location and Refined Style Favorite Houston Doughnut Shop Swaps One Private Equity Owner for Another Top Houston Barbecue Joint Fires Up a New Location at Hobby Airport Convivial Canadian Sports Bar Sets Opening Date for New Woodlands Pub

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Short Stories | The Art of Getting Caught feat. Hamilton and Fiona K. T. Howat

Backwater Bastards

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2025 10:51

While the Bastards and The Caps are busy planning their rescue mission, Margo is busy hunting down her own backup plan. Deep in the jungle on a desolate planet, Margo is tracking down the perpetually-captured duo known as "Nine Blades", (despite having only eight visible), and his precognitive partner Vache de Mer. With their “help”, Margo hatches a scheme to infiltrate BioLife and save Cleo. Her plan? Use Vache and Nine Blades' unique talent for getting themselves captured by BioLife, as the ultimate Trojan Horse operation. By hiding the Bastard/Cap crew in their stolen BioLife ship and letting themselves get "caught" for the third time, they can infiltrate the facility from the inside and give BioLife "the spicy tickles" they deserve. It's a plan so crazy, it just might work… Season 4 is finally here after a big break, and we are bringing you in smooth! This is the second of a collection of short stories, meant to recap the events up to the opening of Season 4. Starring: DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- ⁠⁠Richard Kimber-Bell⁠⁠ Cleo deCap / M8 -- ⁠⁠Taylor van Biljon⁠⁠ Dr Ze/Doctor Zafrey Elektra -- ⁠⁠Daniel Matthews⁠⁠ Vache de Mare -- Fiona K. T. Howat 9Blades -- Hamilton Episode art by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Whiskey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jazz Bastard Podcast 320 - Out from the Vaults

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Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2025 92:48

The most recent Record Store Day episode is barely in the rear-view, but the boys decide to take on four more vault finds dug up by jazz detective Zev Feldman. Which ones are keepers and which ones get the dreaded label "redundant" and an invite off the island (or, at least, out of the record collection)? Only listening to this podcast will answer that query! Yusef Lateef – ATLANTIS LULLABY – THE CONCERT FROM AVIGNON; Sun Ra – AT THE SHOWCASE LIVE IN CHICAGO; Art Tatum – JEWELS IN THE TREASURE BOX; Bill Evans – LIVE IN NORWAY – THE KONGSBERG CONCERT.

Dicey Bastards S2 E10: Curtains

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Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2025 55:28

With Moog proving that profiling is the best way to solve crime, the gang move on to their next antagonist- someone with the frankly astonishing audacity to try and upstage them.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/authors-dragons-comedy-dnd-podcast--5624719/support.

[YouTube Drop] Tudor Bastards You've Never Heard Of: Hidden Children of Power and Scandal

Renaissance English History Podcast: A Show About the Tudors

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2025 9:29

In this youtube video from today, we're looking at the forgotten illegitimate children of the Tudor world, from Charles Brandon's secret family to the rumored Tudor bloodline behind Bishop Stephen Gardiner. Let me know what you think about these YouTube drops! Leave a comment, or email help@tudorfair.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Dear Crinkle Episode 48: Greedy Bastard, Dumb co-worker, and Updates!

Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2025 24:54

Join Captain Crinkle (Bonnie Burns - Paula Poundstone's manager), Paula Poundstone, Adam Felber, and former pod producer Toni Anita Hull for advice on life's most pressing problems. This week: “Is it greedy to ask my elderly parents how much I inherit when they die?” “How do I tell my co-worker they mispronounce my name?” and Updates! Need advice from a completely unqualified group of advice givers? Email your questions to dearcrinkle@gmail.com. America's #1 comedy advice mini-sode and still climbing the charts! New episode every Thursday. #PaulaPoundstone #CaptainCrinkle #ComedyPodcast #Comedy AdviceShow #nobodylistenstopaulapoundstone #BonnieBurns #AdamFelber. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Dicey Bastards S2 E9: The Inevitable Musical Episode