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This week Mary and Nat yap about ten notable moments from the year that was 2024, and may St Luigi of Mangeone have mercy on us all. Follow us on Instagram: @nfstrongarm | @marygreenhahaha | @BlowingItPod This podcast was recorded in on the unceded and rightful territory of the Wolastoqiyik, Mi'kmaq and Peskotomuhkati peoples.   Indigenous causes that need your support: Wolastoqey Language Fund Mawi' Art (Wabanaki Artist Collective) Gignoo Transition House   New Brunswick 2SLGBTQIA causes that need your support: Fierté Fredericton Pride Imprint Youth qtfattiesnb   Further reading/viewing: She won boxing gold. Now Imane Khelif has filed a harassment complaint over claims she's a man or transgender (CBC) How Raygun made it to the Olympics and divided breaking world (BBC) Heavy Metal Band Gojira Shocks With Marie Antoinette Head Moment at Opening Ceremony (E! News) Turkish sharpshooter Yusuf Dikeç wins silver at Paris Olympics with minimal gear, becomes internet sensation (NBC) N.B. government reverses changes to school gender identity policy (Global) Five unanswered questions from the Pelicot trial (BBC) ‘It is what it is': Higgs congratulates Holt on majority Liberal win in N.B. election (Global) David Moscrop (Substack) Bubble Pop with Rachel Gilmore (Substack) The Maple (readthemaple.com) NB Meida Co-op (nbmediacoop.org) A Complete Track-by-Track Timeline of Drake and Kendrick Lamar's Feud (Vulture) Spotify says nope, didn't happen to Drake's lawsuit (AV Club) KYM Review: The Top 20 Memes Of 2024 (KnowYourMeme) Trump rages about the ‘sickness' of Luigi Mangione fans (MSNBC) TikTok is done for (usermag.co)

Harry & Meghan Have begun their three day trip to Nigeria after Prince Harry's UK celebration of The Invictus Foundation 10 Year Anniversary, and a surprise visit to Scotty's Little Soldiers! ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Sources 1. Sussex.com | Scotty's Little Soldiers: https://sussex.com/scottys-little-soldiers-2/ 2. Sussex.com | A Decade of IGF: https://sussex.com/a-decade-of-igf/ 3. People.com | Mehgna & Harry Arrive in Nigeria: https://people.com/meghan-markle-prince-harry-arrive-in-nigeria-for-official-tour-8645097?utm_source=social2&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=shareurlbuttons 4. The Whistler | Prince Harry & Meghan Arrive Defence HQ: https://thewhistler.ng/breaking-prince-harry-wife-meghan-arrive-defence-hq-ahead-of-meeting-injured-soldiers/ 5. BBC | It's Okay To Have a Bad Day: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp4g9zzeql1o  

Today in 2007, the New York Times published a feature story on Kool Aid pickles, a sweet and sour treat that found some diehard fans in the southern US. Plus: officials in North Yorkshire, England say that to avoid issues with their geographic computer systems, their street signs will henceforth have no apostrophes.  A Sweet So Sour: Kool-Aid Dills (New York Times) North Yorkshire Council to phase out apostrophe use on street signs (BBC) It would be so sweet if you backed our show on Patreon today --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/coolweirdawesome/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/coolweirdawesome/support

Seeing that the America system needs its public officials to restrain their selfish impulses to work well, James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana discuss how the recently revealed conduct of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and the circumstances surrounding California Senator Diane Feinstein look more like public servants putting themselves first (01:49).  The guys also take a look at research that is underway that is aiming to further develop an enzyme that can pull carbon dioxide in the atmosphere out of the air and turn it into useful products (38:53).Clarence Thomas and the Billionaire (ProPublica)Durbin invites Chief Justice John Roberts to testify on Supreme Court ethics before a Senate committee (CNN)Justice Thomas gifts scandal highlights 'double standard' for ethics in government (NPR)Sen. Wyden asks billionaire Harlan Crow for list of gifts to Supreme Court Justice Thomas (CNBC)Justice Thomas Says He was Advised Lavish Gifts Didn't Need to be Reported (NY Times)Dianne Feinstein: Why some Democrats want one of their own to resign (BBC)It's Time for Dianne Feinstein to Resign (Vanity Fair)Crafting a Superstar Enzyme that turns CO2 Emissions into Useful Products (USC.edu)

BBC के दिल्ली-मुंबई दफ़्तरों में तीन दिन चले IT 'सर्वे' से क्या निकला, पाकिस्तान की बदतर हालात की बुनियादी वजहें क्या है और आज भारत-ऑस्ट्रेलिया दूसरे टेस्ट मैच की प्लेयिंग 11 से लेकर पिच पर बातचीत. सुनिए 'आज का दिन' में ख़ुशबू कुमार से. प्रड्यूसर: शुभम तिवारी साउंड मिक्सिंग: नितिन रावत

0:00: Julia Hartley-Brewer and Douglas Murray: Is there a war on the West? 18:26: Mike Graham is "sick to death" of the BBC: "It's an absolute outrage!" 27:52: Mike Graham's message to Just Stop Oil 'terrorists' after M25 crash 35:03: Migrant Crisis: 'Push them back to France, do not rescue them' 41:17: Fury over British classic comedy Hi-de-Hi! trigger warning #talktv --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/talktv/support

How tall are you? Do you tower over your friends and family – or are they people you literally have to look up to? Obviously, we're not all the same, and size doesn't really matter. But did you know that there's a possibility that we're all getting taller?你有多高？你是否凌驾于你的朋友和家人之上——或者他们是你真正需要仰望的人？显然，我们并不完全相同，大小并不重要。但是你知道我们都有可能长高吗？Of course, our height is out of our control – it's a biological fact, influenced partly by genetics. The idea that being taller gives you more power and authority might be a tall story, but according to David Robson, writing for BBC Future, “on the basis of first impressions alone, taller people may have the edge.” He adds that despite some slight risks to your health, various studies have found that the greater your height, the higher you score on measures of happiness and enjoyment of life.当然，我们的身高是我们无法控制的——这是一个生物学事实，部分受遗传学影响。认为个子高的人会拥有更多的权力和权威的想法可能是一个荒谬的故事，但根据为 BBC Future 撰稿的大卫·罗布森 (David Robson) 的说法，“仅根据第一印象，个子较高的人可能具有优势。”他补充说，尽管对你的健康有一些轻微的风险，但各种研究发现，你的身高越高，你在幸福感和生活享受方面的得分就越高。If this makes you want to become loftier, it's good to know that all of us are taller than we were 150 years ago – by as much as ten centimetres. Scientists have known for a long time that humans with good diets and reliable access to food tend to grow taller and mature more quickly. Adult height in some countries has rocketed as they transformed into a developed society.如果这让你想要变得更高，那么知道我们所有人都比 150 年前高了 10 厘米是件好事。长期以来，科学家们就知道，拥有良好饮食和可靠食物来源的人往往会长得更高、成熟得更快。一些国家的成人身高在转变为发达社会后急剧上升。In a recent study, scientists have discovered a brain receptor, called MC3R, linked to our growing process. It's thought to be the crucial link between food and sex development and growth. Professor Sir Stephen O'Rahilly from Cambridge University told the BBC: “It tells the body we're great here, we've got lots of food, so grow quickly, have puberty soon and make lots of babies.” This discovery could lead to drugs to improve muscle mass and treat delayed growth, UK researchers say.在最近的一项研究中，科学家们发现了一种名为 MC3R 的大脑受体，它与我们的成长过程有关。它被认为是食物与性发育和生长之间的关键联系。剑桥大学的史蒂芬·奥拉希利教授告诉 BBC：“它告诉我们的身体，我们这里很棒，我们有很多食物，所以长得很快，很快就会进入青春期，并且会生很多孩子。”英国研究人员表示，这一发现可能会导致开发出改善肌肉质量和治疗生长迟缓的药物。For those aspiring to be taller, we need to look at the Dutch, who stand head and shoulders above the rest of us as the tallest people in the world. But there is a ceiling for height, and it's reached when people achieve their genetic potential. But, of course lanky people have to stoop through doorways and struggle to fit in cars and can have joint and cardiovascular problems, so maybe we should be careful for what we wish for.对于那些渴望长高的人，我们需要看看荷兰人，他们作为世界上最高的人比我们其他人高出一头。但身高是有上限的，当人们发挥其遗传潜能时就会达到上限。但是，当然，瘦长的人必须弯腰穿过门口，费力才能坐进车里，而且可能会有关节和心血管问题，所以也许我们应该谨慎对待自己想要的东西。词汇表tower over 比…高look up to someone 仰望（某人），敬仰某人height 身高biological 生理的genetics 遗传tall story 无稽之谈the edge 优势lofty 高的mature 发育成熟的rocket 迅速增长brain receptor 脑受体growing 生长的puberty 青春期muscle mass 肌肉量head and shoulders above 比…高出一大截，远远高于ceiling 上限lanky 瘦高的stoop 弯腰

As winter takes its icy grip, and we head outside into a cold and crisp morning, we might be dreaming of warmer and sunnier days that lie ahead. Although, for many, summer might give us the most clement weather, our changing climate might mean that our chilly winter season becomes a thing of the past. So maybe we should enjoy it while we can.随着冬天的冰冷，我们走到外面进入一个寒冷而清爽的早晨，我们可能梦想着未来更温暖、更阳光的日子。尽管对许多人来说，夏天可能会给我们带来最温和的天气，但我们不断变化的气候可能意味着我们寒冷的冬季将成为过去。所以也许我们应该尽可能地享受它。Last year, the World Meteorological Organization found that the Earth continued to endure a period of significant heating, making it one of the three hottest years on record. The most notable warmth was in the Siberian Arctic, where temperatures were 5°C above average. The evidence shows that much of this climate warming is driven by human activity.去年，世界气象组织发现地球继续经历一段显着升温的时期，使其成为有记录以来最热的三个年份之一。最显着的温暖出现在西伯利亚北极地区，那里的温度比平均水平高 5°C。证据表明，这种气候变暖在很大程度上是由人类活动驱动的。With a shift in meteorological conditions, we're likely to see more record-breaking temperatures, where, in certain places, summers will be scorching hot and winters mild. This means for some, snowy winters could become a thing of the past. In the UK, a series of projections, based on accelerating global emissions, found that the average coldest day would not drop below freezing point. Dr Lizzie Kendon, a senior Met Office scientist, told the BBC: “It could mean the end of sledging, snowmen and snowball fights… the overarching picture is warmer, wetter winters; hotter, drier summers.” She's described this as ‘a wake-up call'.随着气象条件的变化，我们可能会看到更多破纪录的气温，在某些地方，夏天会很热，冬天会很温和。这意味着对一些人来说，下雪的冬天可能会成为过去。在英国，基于全球排放加速的一系列预测发现，平均最冷日不会降至冰点以下。气象局高级科学家莉齐·肯登博士告诉 BBC：“这可能意味着雪橇、雪人和打雪仗的结束……总体情况是更温暖、更潮湿的冬天；夏天更热、更干燥。”她将此描述为“敲响警钟”。Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is the obvious way to slow the rate of change in our climate. Some nations are promising to do this, but already we're experiencing less snowfall and fewer frosty mornings. And on a bigger scale, glaciers are melting. According to modelling by Aberystwyth University in the UK, up to 92% of glaciers in the Alps could be lost by the end of the century due to climate change. So, if you're lucky enough to be looking out on a winter wonderland, get outside and make the most of it before it melts.减少温室气体排放是减缓气候变化速度的明显方法。一些国家承诺这样做，但我们已经在经历更少的降雪和更少的霜冻早晨。在更大的范围内，冰川正在融化。根据英国阿伯里斯特威斯大学的模型，到本世纪末，由于气候变化，阿尔卑斯山多达 92% 的冰川可能会消失。所以，如果你有幸看到了一个冬季仙境，那就到外面去，在它融化之前充分利用它。词汇表icy grip 冰冷刺骨crisp 干冷的clement 温和的chilly 冷飕飕的heating 升温warmth 温暖temperature 温度climate warming 气候变暖meteorological conditions 气象条件record-breaking temperatures 破记录的气温scorching 灼热的，炎热的mild 温和的snowy 下雪的，多雪的global emissions 全球排放freezing point 冰点sledging 滑雪橇snowman 雪人snowball fight 打雪仗greenhouse gas emissions 温室气体排放snowfall 降雪frosty 霜冻的glacier 冰川melt 融化winter wonderland 冬日仙境

During the festive period, JJ watched the Marcus Rashford Documentary on BBC  It follows Rashford's journey in trying to ensure that all kids in need are given free school meals  The documentary talks about how 1/3 of interactions on Rashford's social media when he talks about his school meal plans are negative! Crazy isn't it?

One of Britain's oldest and most “underwhelming” artificial Christmas trees is back on display for its 100th year. Owner Kay Ashton, 66, says the “battered” tree, which is held together by sticky tape, survived being bombed in the Blitz. It cost two shillings when it was bought in 1920 by her grandmother. Kay, from Sheffield, told the BBC: “It's actually just a bit of a family joke now. "Even my sister says, ‘Have you got that twig out yet?' and I go, ‘Yep'. More at www.CooperandAnthony.com

One of Britain's oldest and most “underwhelming” artificial Christmas trees is back on display for its 100th year. Owner Kay Ashton, 66, says the “battered” tree, which is held together by sticky tape, survived being bombed in the Blitz. It cost two shillings when it was bought in 1920 by her grandmother. Kay, from Sheffield, told the BBC: “It's actually just a bit of a family joke now. "Even my sister says, ‘Have you got that twig out yet?' and I go, ‘Yep'. More at www.CooperandAnthony.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cooperandanthony/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/cooperandanthony/support

Tom's the biggest star in Ukraine right now, so count yourselves very lucky he even bothered to show up this week. You guys been watching that Murdoch series on BBC? It's pretty good. Anyway. See ya! 

Researchers at Washington State University say they’ve found a way to make jet fuel out of something the world throws out in great quantities every day: household plastic. Plus: something you might want to fly overseas and check out is the new Easy-E memorial bench that for some reason is in Newhaven, in southern England. Plastic water bottles may one day fly people cross-country (Washington State University) Eazy-E seaside memorial bench in Newhaven (UK) unveiled (BBC) It's easy to back Cool Weird Awesome on Patreon! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/coolweirdawesome/message

There's been a Hoo-hah at that bar. Or has there? Archie is determined to find out.Elsewhere memory takes our titular duo back to their schooldays at Prestwick Hall where Matron would frequently sunbathe in her lady garden. It's also where she kept her pet sheep with whom Reg had a close encounter. Little did he realise that Archie was watching.Did you know that Archie once worked for the BBC? It wasn't that successful. His ideas met with some stiff resistance, especially at a planning meeting at which the subject of cocks was raised.Follow the boys on Twitter - @ArchieAndReg

Passwords are totally out of control and no one’s happy about it. On the plus side, the security studies about how bad we are at passwords are pretty funny to read - like the new one from the UK that says one of the most common breached passwords is... Blink 182. Plus: the worldwide phenomenon that is "Baby Shark" has been welcome news for aquariums, if not for many parents. Millions using 123456 as password, security study finds (BBC) It’s a girl! (National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/coolweirdawesome/message