Podcasts about Belgians

Life in the Peloton is proudly brought to you by MAAP When you think of steep, cobbled bergs you probably think of Belgium - so when Harry and Stu told me the UK had its own Flandrien berg, I knew I had to find out more. As luck would have it, this iconic Michaelgate climb played host to the first stage of this year's Tour of Britain, so I dispatched my men-on-the-ground - better known as Life In The Peloton's Race Radio presented by SHOKZ - to Lincoln to check it out. Here's what the best bald boy in the bike business Harry, had to say: Harry: It only felt right that with stage one of this year's Tour of Britain finishing up Lincoln's iconic Michaelgate climb, Stu and I should head there to record our next episode of LITPRR. Camped out on the 16% cobbles, we were right at the heart of the UK domestic racing scene, and day one delivered a full-blown GC battle. What a place to watch a bike race! Cathedrals. Castles. A British winner. Quintessential stuff. I only raced in the UK a few times in my career. I did the Tour of Britain and Tour de Yorkshire once each, the RideLondon classic four times, and that miserably wet World Champs in Harrogate in 2019. If there's one thing I remember about racing in Britain - it is grippy as it gets. Hard roads, plenty of narrow lanes twisting and turning through the countryside, and downright shit weather most of the time. There are no easy Ks in the UK. Hearing the boys soaking in the atmosphere in Lincoln really does take me back to proper Belgian racing; the cheering, the cowbells, and the faint sound of riders wincing as the cobbles and gradient start to bite. Oh man, I wish I was there with a cold one taking it all in.  Guys, this is a real racing fan's episode. Harry & Stu have netted some amazing interviews with some proper legends, and really captured what this race is all about. Of course, none of this would be possible without support from our presenting partner SHOKZ. If you're after the best sports headphones - be it for cycling, running, or even swimming - get across to SHOKZ's website, and enjoy a cheeky discount for being a LITP listener.  The Race Radio boys have just one race trip left on their 2026 calendar; the Italian one day races that form the build up Lombardia in October and bring the curtain down on plenty of rider's seasons. I can't wait to hear what they cook up.  Cheers, Mitch

Paper schematics feel “reliable” until they are the reason a shutdown drags on, a cabinet print is wrong, or a tech makes a split-second mistake under pressure. We sit down with Dylan from Lightstream, a Belgian family-owned industrial automation company, to get brutally practical about what it takes to move maintenance from binders and drawers to a digital workflow that technicians will actually use.We unpack Cabinet Manager, which Dylan calls the digital Swiss pocket knife for technicians. The promise is simple: scan a code at the machine and instantly pull up the right electrical schematics, manuals, procedures, and diagrams in one place, tailored to who you are (electrician, mechanic, PLC programmer). From there, updates and annotations are captured as the work happens, so “as-built” documentation stops being a fantasy and starts becoming a habit.Then we go deep on augmented reality in manufacturing. Dylan shares real demo data comparing troubleshooting by paper, tablet, and AR, and why AR can slash time because the information is in your field of view and your hands stay free. We also challenge the easy narrative around AI: manuals are not the same as experience, and the real win is capturing tribal knowledge from veteran technicians before it retires out the door. Along the way, we talk safety and lockout tagout, labor shortages, retention pressure from data centers, and why humanoid robots may be more PR than practical in today's plants.If you care about digital transformation in industrial maintenance, OT reliability, and safer troubleshooting, this one is for you. Subscribe, share it with a maintenance leader, and leave a review with your take: what is the biggest barrier to going paperless where you work?_________________________________________________________________

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Episode 2028 00:00:00 Timestamps 00:05:10 New trend of men not showering before dates to attract women 00:14:10 Incredible heist of $70,000 worth of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer in California 00:19:40 Is taking way too much LSD actually good for you? 00:25:25 Belgian man was married to a biological man posing as a woman for 19 years 00:35:25 The latest crimes in Pat's hood For more head over to patreon.com/hardfactor for weekly bonus episodes and most importantly HAGFD! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We welcome Belgian scholar Drieu Godefridi to take a hard look at what lies ahead for Europe. As birth rates fall and migration increases, the continent is also facing economic troubles and a growing loss of cultural and religious identity. Is there reasonable hope for improvement? Father finishes with Timely Thoughts.   Show Notes Do the Math: Why Europe May Not Pull Through How the EU is Controlling the Ceuta Story Asylum seekers told rape and harassment illegal in UK in new Home Office booklet Why Comfortable People Don't Revolt: Propaganda, Debt, and Control EU President Ursula von der Leyen says that savings accounts are a problem The Cube and the Cathedral: Europe, America, and Politics Without God iCatholic Mobile The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! "Let's Take A Closer Look" with Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. | Full Series Playlist Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

Fenerbahçe have pulled off one of the most astonishing value transfers of the window, securing Belgian all-time leading scorer Romelu Lukaku from Napoli for just €6 million plus bonuses. In this episode, we break down how the Turkish giants landed a legendary forward for a fraction of his historical valuation.We analyze his role in İsmail Kartal's Premier League-laden dressing room, his resilience following an injury-hit season in Italy, his stellar 2026 World Cup campaign with Belgium, and what his arrival means as Fenerbahçe chase a crucial Champions League berth against Lyon. `RomeluLukaku` `Fenerbahçe` `Napoli` `SüperLig2026` `TransferNews` `ChampionsLeague` `BelgiumNationalTeam` `TacticalAnalysis` `FootballPodcast` 

Host Matt Trump (fighting a temperamental mic cord) turns his leftover map slides into a full episode on a provocative question: did the barbarians actually destroy Rome, or preserve it? Picking up from last week's Phantom Time detour, he leans on Belgian historian Henri Pirenne and the book Medieval Cities, bought decades ago as an Austin physics grad student, to argue a mainstream but revisionist case. The thesis: the Germanic tribes (Goths, Angles, Saxons, Franks) did not want to burn Rome down. They wanted in, preserving Roman civilization under new rulers, feudalism, and above all the Church, which outlived the state. What truly severed the ancient world, Pirenne argues, was the Arab conquest cutting Christian Europe off from Mediterranean commerce, shifting Europe's center of gravity north. Expect Hagia Sophia, Ravenna mosaics, Justinian, and pointed parallels to whether America is reliving Rome's fall.

When and where will King Harald V's funeral take place? Will the service be held at Oslo Cathedral, and will Norway's late monarch be buried in the Royal Mausoleum at Akershus Fortress?As Norway prepares to say goodbye to its king, we examine the traditions, ceremonies and royal precedents likely to shape the coming days.What is the Norwegian sprinkling-of-earth ritual? Who designed the secret $2 million joint sarcophagus for King Harald and Queen Sonja? Why has its appearance remained hidden—and could it finally be revealed at the funeral?King Charles III leads an outpouring of international tributes, remembering Harald as a beloved relative and friend. We also hear from Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf, Denmark's King Frederik and Queen Mary, the Dutch, Spanish and Belgian royal families, NATO, the European Union, Ukraine and Pope Leo. Plus, what happens constitutionally after a Norwegian monarch dies—and why did Haakon become King Haakon VIII at the exact moment of his father's death?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/palace-intrigue-harry-meghan-the-crown-royal-family-news-and-gossip--4522904/support.Palace Intrigue is a daily British royal family podcast covering King Charles, Meghan Markle, Prince Harry, Kate Middleton and the House of Windsor. New episodes every day. Follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen. Part of the Caloroga Shark Media network.

Suggest Guests For Our Podcast: https://forms.gle/ytt6a9jxe8YwzsGD6 In this episode of the Sushant Pradhan Podcast, we sit down with Kusang Tamang, a Nepalese entrepreneur, beer enthusiast, craft beer pioneer, and international development specialist. As the co-founder of Brewpublic, Kathmanbrew, and Nepal Craft Beer Distributors, Kusang has played an important role in Nepal's growing craft beer culture and independent beer industry. He has also been involved in ventures including Wok n Roll Nepal and other culinary businesses. The conversation takes us deep into the world of Nepal craft beer, from tasting different styles of beer to understanding how beer is actually brewed. Kusang discusses his famous 30 Days, 100 Beers experience, lager, pilsner, Belgian beer and West Coast IPA, while explaining carbonation, flavor, alcohol content and the growing preference for flavored beer in Nepal. We also explore why beer is so expensive in Nepal, the current state of microbrewing in Nepal, and the challenges faced by the local beer industry. Kusang shares his journey from studying Political Science to becoming a craft beer entrepreneur in Nepal, his obsession with beer, home beer brewing, and the experience of running Brewpublic and Wok n Roll Nepal. The podcast also explores Nepal's nightlife and alcohol industry, responsible drinking, fitness, staying healthy, and the question of how alcohol affects the human body. Whether you are interested in craft beer Nepal, beer brewing, entrepreneurship, the Nepal beer industry, microbrewing, nightlife, or the business behind your favorite beer, this episode offers an inside look at one of Nepal's most interesting emerging industries. GET CONNECTED WITH Kusang Tamang: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/craftykusang/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/chenga82/ LinkedIn - https://np.linkedin.com/in/kusang-tamang-ab751a42  

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Watch every episode ad-free & uncensored on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dannyjones Louis de Cordier is a Belgian researcher who led the 2008 Mataha Expedition looking for the Lost Labyrinth of Egypt. When he published the results in a scientific journal, he was blacklisted from Egypt. SPONSORS https://whiterabbitenergy.com/?ref=DJP - Use code DJP for 20% off. EPISODE LINKS https://labyrinthofegypt.substack.com *NEW* DJP MERCH https://dannyjonespodcast.com FOLLOW DANNY JONES https://www.instagram.com/dannyjones https://twitter.com/jonesdanny OUTLINE 00:00 - The expedition that got Louis banned from Egypt 02:14 - Why Egypt's labyrinth is history's biggest mystery 05:03 - The Mataha Expedition 11:20 - Egypt was afraid of Louis' findings 17:46 - Louis' expedition was a national security threat 19:58 - The 1820 river canal that flooded the Egyptian labyrinth 24:52 - Consensus denies a labyrinth exists in Hawara 27:51 - They're excavating Egypt's labyrinth right now 33:39 - 2015 scans of the labyrinth 40:34 - 40m metallic object detected in Egypt's labyrinth 47:58 - Labyrinth's object could be a "circle of gold" 54:14 - How old the labyrinth could be 56:46 - New excavation methodologies to explore the labyrinth 01:01:48 - The Biondi scans might validate "power plant" theory 01:11:49 - Egypt's view on the Biondi scans 01:20:31 - The Pyramids WEREN'T tombs 01:25:54 - Newest study on Egyptian vases 01:32:39 - The Serapeum of Saqqara 01:37:43 - The Pyramids are older than we're told 01:43:49 - New excavations at Gobekli Tepe 01:47:42 - The Biblioteca del Sol 01:53:59 - Henrik Svensmark's cosmic ray research 02:00:29 - Younger Dryas was a cataclysmic solar event 02:09:41 - Earth Expansion Theory 02:15:33 - Louis' beekeeping project 02:21:10 - Mankind does not survive without bees 02:29:00 - Next steps in Louis' research Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Who decided that the thing stopping people travelling was not money, but choice?What happens to a country when the holiday is designed so that the visitor never has to leave the compound?And of every hundred dollars you spend at an all-inclusive, how much do you think actually stays there?Gerard Blitz opened his first holiday village on a Majorcan beach in 1950 on the theory that what people wanted was not adventure but the removal of every decision — Peter Frankopan and Afua Hirsch follow that idea all the way to the gated resorts of the present.The all-inclusive is now worth close to a hundred billion dollars a year. In the Dominican Republic it accounts for more than seventy per cent of hotel rooms and helps generate over forty per cent of GDP. And of every hundred dollars a guest spends, roughly five stays in the local economy. The rest is repatriated to foreign operators, international airlines and global supply chains, along with the food flown in so that nobody has to eat anything unfamiliar. In water-stressed places, guests can use ten times what a local resident uses in a day. In Jamaica there is now a movement against the privatisation of beaches that local people can no longer reach. Afua has just come back from an Arawak village in the Guyanese Amazon where all-inclusive means something entirely different. Peter, who has enjoyed rather more package holidays than he lets on, is not convinced the answer is to take them away from people.Join Legacy Plus for bonus episodes, early access, Q&A's, fewer adverts and more.legacy.supportingcast.fm[0:00] Sun lounger wars at dawn, and the buffet as a way of life[7:58] Gerard Blitz, a Belgian on a Majorcan beach, and the founding of Club Med[14:59] A hundred billion dollars a year, and the country where all-inclusives are seventy per cent of the rooms[16:39] Five dollars in every hundred — where the rest of your money actually goes[17:54] Ten times the water a local resident uses in a day[26:47] The beaches in Jamaica that Jamaicans can no longer reach[31:07] Plantations sold as celebratory places, and what the industry assumes you cannot handle[34:14] Afua in the Amazon: an all-inclusive of a completely different kindStay connected with Legacy:Instagram: @originallegacypodcastTikTok: @legacy_productionsExplore more from Peter and Afua — essays, sources, and ideas:Substack: peterfrankopan.substack.com | afuahirsch.substack.comJoin Legacy+ for bonus episodes, early access, Q&A's, fewer adverts and more.legacy.supportingcast.fmStay connected with Legacy:Instagram: @originallegacypodcastTikTok: @legacy_productionsExplore more from Peter and Afua — essays, sources, and ideas: Substack: peterfrankopan.substack.com | afuahirsch.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In 2006, an experienced Belgian skydiver stepped out of a plane and discovered mid-air that neither of her parachutes would open. What looked at first like an unthinkable equipment failure turned out to be something far colder — a killing engineered days in advance by someone who never had to be in the room. This part covers the jump, the investigation, and the rival who built a death out of patience.

What are blue zones? Humans have wondered about the secrets behind longevity since the beginning of time. Well, as it turns out, the world's five blue zones offer some revealing insight into this mystery. In these regions, people seem to live longer than in the rest of the world. Researchers have sought to understand the unique lifestyles that may be behind this phenomenon. Let's go back to the year 2000. Studying the province of Nuoro in Sardinia, Italian professor Gianni Pes and Belgian demographer Michel Poulain discovered to their great surprise that certain villages were home to a high number of people in their 90s or even over a hundred years old. The researchers marked these locations with blue circles which is how the non-scientific blue zone label was coined. Where are the other four blue zones then? So what are the secrets behind these people's long lifespans? Diet and exercise have something to do with it too? ⁠In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!⁠ To listen to the last episodes, you can click here : ⁠Is running actually bad for our joints and bones?⁠ ⁠Is drinking decaf bad for my health?⁠ ⁠What is the dangerous Blackout challenge on Tiktok?⁠ A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance. First Broadcast: 24/7/2022 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2006, a seasoned Belgian skydiver leapt from a plane only to find that neither of her parachutes would open. What first looked like a freak equipment failure was actually a meticulously staged killing, engineered days in advance by someone who never needed to be at the scene. This opening installment traces the jump, the ensuing investigation, and the rival whose patience turned a sport into a murder weapon.

Leo Horta joins Reydar to talk comedy, fishing, insomnia, The Perfect Crime, and The Getaway before putting his friendship skills to the test. Somewhere along the way, things derail into vomiting videos, Belgian waffles, and the perfect heist crew. THANKS FOR WATCHING!Follow Leo:https://www.instagram.com/leohortacomedySupport the Podcast:Patreon - https://patreon.com/reydarpoMerch - https://www.etsy.com/shop/RiansMerch Legacy Teas and Spices:https://legacyteasandspices.comUse code: 10YEARSFollow Us:Podcast pages -https://linktr.ee/reydarpodhttps://www.instagram.com/reydarpodcastRian Reyes - https://linktr.ee/rianreyesJosh the Producer - https://www.instagram.com/imjoshuabenjaminThis Old Ting - https://www.instagram.com/thisoldthing.tv

IN STUDIO GUEST - NOAH WILLIAMS - CYBER SECURITY ENGINEED - “COMMUNITIES NOT CAMERAS” // Noah is a Senior Cloud Development Operations Engineer in Cybersecurity Identity & Access Management… In other words, a cybersecurity expert. // He is also a member of the Transit Riders Union but today he is representing “Communities NOT Cameras” in their fight against the expansion of Seattle’s CCTV & real time crime surveillance center.  He was part of the group that was invited to tour the facility this Monday. // ‘A Swiss cheese system’: Critics rally at Seattle City Hall against CCTV system // Prince Harry, Meghan Markle to move to UK: What we know, and don't know, so far // Belgian car salesman becomes prince after royal parentage confirmed  

Ressence is one of those brands that we've always loved from afar, but now that the Belgian indie has finally come to Burlingame, it's time for us to learn everything there is to know – and there is a lot. But these are the first five things that we think every collector should know about Ressence – and just to make sure we got the details right, for this week's episode, we tapped our pal Alexis Sarkissian, who's been with Ressence since the very beginning. As always, you can reach us for questions and comments at podcast@topperjewelers.com. Thanks for your support, and thanks for listening!Follow the boys on Instagram: • Russ: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@russcaplan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Rob: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@robcaplan_topper⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Zach: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@zachxryj⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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A story about a Belgian malinois.Listen to the full story by subscribing on Supercast!HERE'S A PICTURE OF A BELGIAN MALINOIS: https://www.instagram.com/p/DcP_2zFR1nr/?igsi=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==Creator's page: samuelsuk.comMentioned in this episode:Support the Show & Get Exclusive Content⭐ Want ad-free + early access + bonus episodes? Join for $6/month Supporter/Ad-Free, early access, bonus episode Tier

Bongani Bingwa speaks with Adam Gilchrist about a French civil servant who was allegedly drugged and forced to urinate on himself, a woman who was dragged from her tent and mauled to death by a bear just a day after getting engaged, and a Belgian car salesman who has become a prince after his royal parentage was confirmed. 702 Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa is broadcast on 702, a Johannesburg based talk radio station. Bongani makes sense of the news, interviews the key newsmakers of the day, and holds those in power to account on your behalf. The team bring you all you need to know to start your day Thank you for listening to a podcast from 702 Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays from 06:00 and 09:00 (SA Time) to Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa broadcast on 702: https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/36edSLV or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/zEcM35T Subscribe to the 702 Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/v5mfetc Follow us on social media: 702 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalkRadio702 702 on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@talkradio702 702 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkradio702/ 702 on X: https://x.com/Radio702 702 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@radio7See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bongani Bingwa speaks with Adam Gilchrist about a French civil servant who was allegedly drugged and forced to urinate on himself, a woman who was dragged from her tent and mauled to death by a bear just a day after getting engaged, and a Belgian car salesman who has become a prince after his royal parentage was confirmed. 702 Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa is broadcast on 702, a Johannesburg based talk radio station. Bongani makes sense of the news, interviews the key newsmakers of the day, and holds those in power to account on your behalf. The team bring you all you need to know to start your day Thank you for listening to a podcast from 702 Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays from 06:00 and 09:00 (SA Time) to Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa broadcast on 702: https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/36edSLV or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/zEcM35T Subscribe to the 702 Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/v5mfetc Follow us on social media: 702 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalkRadio702 702 on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@talkradio702 702 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkradio702/ 702 on X: https://x.com/Radio702 702 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@radio7See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

15 people were killed in a Russian strike on Kyiv today, and the Ukrainian government has made an urgent request for more interceptor missiles. We hear from the BBC's correspondent on the ground in the capital. Also on the programme: a new batch of 70,000 vaccines is being sent to the Democratic Republic of Congo to try to contain the fastest-spreading outbreak of Ebola on record. And the 26-year-old car salesman who has been recognised as Belgian royalty after a DNA test proved he was the son of Prince Laurent. (Image: Smoke rises in Kyiv during a Russian drone strike, August 20, 2026 Credit: REUTERS/Oleksandr Ratushniak)

A ripping Talent Tool Shed chat with junior sensation Declan Pritchard, the Aussie kid who's gone from barely surviving local bunch races to winning in Europe within 18 months. Declan breaks down the chaos of Euro racing, the slippery‑as‑hell crash that taught him a lesson, the 70‑kilometre breakaway that announced his arrival, and the host‑family setup that's become his Belgian home away from home. He talks classics ambitions, bunch‑positioning warfare, Pro Velo confidence, SEG support, and the growing interest from big development teams. A grounded, hungry young talent with a massive engine and an even better attitude — this episode is a snapshot of a future star on the rise.

t's a huge night for Scottish football as Rangers, Hearts, Hibs and Motherwell all aim to take a step closer to the Conference League league phase.Can Rangers build on their first win under Derek McInnes? Will Hearts fare better against Austrian opposition this time around? Do Hibs have what it takes to overcome Belgian side Gent and keep their European run going? And can Motherwell pull off a major shock against Bundesliga heavyweights Freiburg?Jonathan Sutherland is joined by Andy Halliday and Joelle Murray for analysis, predictions and plenty of debate ahead of a massive European Thursday.

Paris Saint-Germain have added further firepower to the reigning European champions, securing 21-year-old Belgian winger Mika Godts from Ajax in a package worth up to €55 million. In this episode, we break down how Godts earned his blockbuster move following a phenomenal 17-goal, 15-assist campaign in Amsterdam.We analyze his tactical fit under Luis Enrique alongside arrivals like Ferran Torres, examine the broader squad reshuffle amid Liverpool's interest in Bradley Barcola, and evaluate whether the young winger can crack the star-studded PSG attack. `MikaGodts` `PSG` `Ajax` `LuisEnrique` `Ligue12026` `TransferNews` `FerranTorres` `TacticalAnalysis` `FootballPodcast`

What Are Texans Missing About the Texas Rangers? The Surprising Obsession That Has Everyone Talking.What makes people halfway around the world fall in love with Texas? On this entertaining episode of The JB and Sandy Show, the crew dives into everything from end-of-summer traditions and packed lakes to the surprising ways people communicate with automated systems when patience runs out. Along the way, Tricia shares a relatable observation that sparks plenty of laughs, and the team explores the little quirks that connect us all. Movie and entertainment fans will love the conversation with Steven Presley of ThunderPop TV, who breaks down why movie theaters are roaring back in a big way. From blockbuster nostalgia to Matthew McConaughey's latest role, the discussion takes some unexpected turns, including a wild behind-the-scenes story involving thousands of bees. The gang also tackles a fascinating study on America's most attractive accents, revealing where Texas ranks and why Southern charm continues to win people over. Plus, would you hop into a floating hot tub for a cruise around the harbor? The answers might surprise you. One of the most memorable moments comes when the conversation turns to an incredible story from Belgium, where a group of devoted fans have built an entire community around their admiration for the Texas Rangers. That discovery sparks a deeper discussion about Texas history, law enforcement legends, and a question that leaves everyone wanting answers: what does it really take to become a Texas Ranger? You'll also hear plenty of laughs during an unexpectedly passionate debate about Costco clothing, bargain shopping victories, and whether JB has been missing out all these years. Full of humor, curiosity, Texas pride, pop culture, and classic JB and Sandy chemistry, this episode delivers something for everyone. Enjoying the show? Subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with your friends and fellow Texans. Your support helps more listeners discover The JB and Sandy Show every day. 

In this episode of the Explaining History Podcast, we begin a journey into one of the darkest and most overlooked chapters of the 20th century: the establishment of neocolonialism in Africa after the formal end of European empires.After the Second World War, the dreams of a genuinely independent Africa – of nations free from exploitation, able to chart their own futures – were mercilessly snuffed out by Western powers. Drawing on Susan Williams's brilliant White Malice: The CIA and the Neocolonialisation of Africa, we explore the relationship between Ghana and Congo, and the forces that destroyed the hopes of the independence era.We begin with the brutal history of King Leopold II's Congo Free State – a territory nearly 80 times the size of Belgium, where an estimated 10 million Congolese people died as a consequence of forced labour, mutilation, and murder. The purpose of Belgian rule, as Kwame Nkrumah observed, was not to suppress slavery but to change its nature, to make it more profitable.But the exploitation did not end with formal decolonisation. The Congo's Shinkolobwe mine produced uranium of unparalleled richness – up to 75% uranium oxide, compared to ores from America that contained just 0.2%. This uranium was essential to the Manhattan Project, powering the atomic bombs that devastated Hiroshima and Nagasaki. After the war, the resource extraction continued, but through new means: corporate infiltration, debt, coups, and the tools of the Bretton Woods system.We trace the origins of American intelligence operations in Africa, from the OSS bases in Accra, Cape Town, and Addis Ababa, to the top-secret mission to protect Congolese uranium from falling into enemy hands. And we consider the broader tragedy of neocolonialism – how the West used every tool at its disposal to ensure that Africa's resources remained under its control, long after the flags of empire had been lowered.Topics covered:The Belgian Congo and the crimes of King Leopold IIThe forced labour system and the rubber tradeThe Shinkolobwe uranium mineThe Manhattan Project and the atomic bombThe OSS and early US intelligence in AfricaKwame Nkrumah and Pan-AfricanismThe tools of neocolonialism: debt, coups, and corporate powerThe continuing relevance of resource exploitation todaySusan Williams's White Malice is available from all good bookshops. Please consider buying from an independent retailer.If you enjoy the podcast, please consider supporting us – we are migrating from Patreon to Substack. Details in the show notes.Explaining History helps you understand the 20th Century through critical conversations and expert interviews. We connect the past to the present. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe and share.▸ Support the Show & Get Exclusive ContentBecome a Patron: patreon.com/explaininghistory▸ Join the Community & Continue the ConversationFacebook Group: facebook.com/groups/ExplainingHistoryPodcastSubstack: theexplaininghistorypodcast.substack.com▸ Read Articles & Go DeeperWebsite: explaininghistory.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Canadian cleared to work inside NATO's military headquarters is now in Belgian custody, accused of espionage.But this episode isn't about deciding whether she's guilty. That allegation remains unproven.It's about what was already sitting in the public record before she ever got there.In 2023, the Public Service Commission of Canada found that Biwei Zhang had committed fraud during a federal hiring process after applying twice for the same CBSA position under two different names and email addresses. She challenged that finding in Federal Court. The court dismissed her application, leaving the finding in place.Roughly eleven months later, she began working inside SHAPE — NATO's military headquarters in Belgium — after going through Canadian security screening.So the question is simple: **Did the screening process find the Federal Court decision?**If it did, who decided the documented finding of dishonesty wasn't disqualifying?If it didn't, how did a published Federal Court judgment get missed?In this episode, Kelsi breaks down what Belgian authorities have actually said, Zhang's employment history, the previous fraud finding, Canada's security-clearance process, the enormous volume of screenings handled by CSIS, and why the implications go far beyond one individual case.This is not an episode about treating Chinese-Canadians with suspicion. It is about whether Canada's security-screening system is doing what Canadians — and our allies — assume it does.**CHAPTERS**0:00 The document that was public the whole time2:25 What Belgium actually said, and what it did not4:15 The resume5:45 The fraud finding7:15 Eleven months8:15 Two possible answers, and three agencies pointing at each other11:15 129,740 screenings in one year12:45 What a clearance used to mean13:45 The China question, carefully15:15 What this episode is not about16:45 What the real damage is18:45 The one question I want answeredBuy me a coffee! - https://buymeacoffee.com/kelsisherenDo No Harm? - https://www.amazon.com/dp/1683585763?ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_SC8YGT87SPJ1VB8SAYP1Let's connect!Substack: https://substack.com/@kelsisherenRumble - https://rumble.com/user/TheKelsiSherenPerspectiveInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/thekelsisherenperspective?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw%3D%3DX: https://x.com/KelsisherenSUPPORT OUR PEOPLE - - - - - - - - - - - -Ketone IQ- 30% off with code KELSI - https://ketone.com/KELSIGood Livin - 20% off with code KELSI - https://www.itsgoodlivin.com/?ref=KELSIBrass & Unity - 20% off with code UNITY - http://www.brassandunity.com

We return once again to the Hungarian countryside for this year's Solar United Natives Festival this time with Belgian artist Adjust (BE). Here, he delivers an entrancing session filled with hypnotic energy, unfolding into a deep and immersive journey from start to finish. Follow : https://www.instagram.com/adjustbe_ofc/ https://soundcloud.com/adjustbe_ofc

Scottish Broadcasting Legend and funnyman, Tam Cowan joins Si Ferry, Slaney and Andy Halliday to chat about the latest news including his beloved Motherwell's shock exit in the Premier Sports Cup to Stenhousemuir and Rangers drawing Celtic at Ibrox in the Quarter-Finals!The lads also discuss the huge news that Belgian, Sebastien Pocognoli has been appointed the new Manager of the Scotland National Team!We also look ahead to a massive week in Europe with Celtic taking on LASK in the Champions League Play-Off and Rangers, Hearts, Hibs and Motherwell all in Europa Conference League action! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports a Belgian wildfire is approaching Germany as Greece probes a deadly blaze.

What should we make of Sebsatien Pocognoli's appointment as the new Scotland manager? What sort of task faces him as we target Euro 2028? Will we see a new identity on the park under the Belgian?And the League Cup draw throws up a quarter-final Old Firm as Rangers are drawn at home to Celtic along with Stenhousemuir v Heart of Midlothian, Ross County v Hibernian, Kilmarnock v Aberdeen.With Charlotte Cohen, Rory Loy, and Ryan McGowan.

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Scottish Broadcasting Legend and funnyman, Tam Cowan joins Si Ferry, Slaney and Andy Halliday to chat about the latest news including his beloved Motherwell's shock exit in the Premier Sports Cup to Stenhousemuir and Rangers drawing Celtic at Ibrox in the Quarter-Finals!The lads also discuss the huge news that Belgian, Sebastien Pocognoli has been appointed the new Manager of the Scotland National Team!We also look ahead to a massive week in Europe with Celtic taking on LASK in the Champions League Play-Off and Rangers, Hearts, Hibs and Motherwell all in Europa Conference League action! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

At the 1964 New York World's Fair, Belgian waffles were introduced to America. They became a sensation. But a half-century later, the woman who sold those waffles says her family's legacy has been co-opted. She joins Dan to share her memories of that World's Fair, and to explain why her mother still blames her father for everything that went wrong. Plus, we introduce her to an innovative, young waffle-maker who's shaking things up. And then, in part two of this Reheat, Sporkful listeners call in for Dan's advice on family food feuds. Matt in Ohio can't abide his brother's non-traditional pancake toppings, and Chloe and Jason in Baltimore need help settling a serious cookie conflict. But it turns out these domestic disputes are really about love. And also pancakes and cookies. These episodes originally aired on May 20, 2014, August 24, 2015, and October 12, 2015, and were produced by Dan Pashman, Anne Saini, Kristen Meinzer, and Irene Trudell. The Sporkful team now includes Dan Pashman, Emma Morgenstern, Andres O'Hara, Kameel Stanley, and Jared O'Connell. This update was produced by Gianna Palmer. Every Friday, we reach into our deep freezer and reheat an episode to serve up to you. We're calling these our Reheats. If you have a show you want reheated, send us an email or voice memo at hello@sporkful.com, and include your name, your location, which episode, and why. Right now, Sporkful listeners can get three months free of the SiriusXM app by going to siriusxm.com/sporkful. Get all your favorite podcasts, more than 200 ad-free music channels curated by genre and era, and live sports coverage with the SiriusXM app. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

After a chaotic start in Belgian football, Ben and Scott sit together to discuss everything that has happened over the weekend and share their first impressions!

Piracetam, Racetams & Nootropics: Dave Asprey on the Original Smart Drug, Brain Optimization and How to Biohack Memory, Focus and Cognitive Decline We're excited to bring you another Dave solo education masterclass, this one breaking down the molecule that started the entire nootropics industry: Racetams Watch this episode on YouTube for the full video experience: https://www.youtube.com/@DaveAspreyBPR Host Dave Asprey pulls back the curtain on piracetam and the racetam family, the original nootropics that quietly built the foundation for modern human performance and brain optimization. As the father of biohacking and someone who has taken racetams almost every single day for 25 years, Dave brings firsthand experience most experts simply don't have. He built two Bulletproof-era companies and led the biohacking movement while running this stack daily, and in this episode, he shares exactly how it worked for him. Dave traces the strange 1964 Belgian lab discovery that forced scientists to invent the word "nootropic" in the first place, then breaks down how these compounds shift acetylcholine, glutamate, and AMPA signaling to improve memory, focus, and neuroplasticity without touching dopamine or spiking your heart rate. He covers the mitochondria and membrane fluidity mechanisms behind the anti-aging and longevity effects, walks through dosing for all five major racetams, and explains who actually benefits versus who's wasting their money. This is essential listening for anyone serious about biohacking, human performance, functional medicine, and brain optimization. Whether you're stacking supplements for sleep optimization, exploring fasting and ketosis for metabolism, or just trying to think clearer without sacrificing your health, this episode hands you a real framework for hacking cognitive decline before it starts. You'll Learn: Why piracetam forced scientists to invent the term "nootropic" and what actually qualifies as one How racetams change acetylcholine, glutamate, and AMPA signaling without acting like a stimulant The link between racetams, mitochondria, and neuroplasticity, and why it matters for anti-aging Dosing breakdowns for piracetam, aniracetam, oxiracetam, pramiracetam, and phenylpiracetam Who benefits most: aging brains, stroke recovery, athletes, and anyone flying frequently How to stack racetams with choline, Danger Coffee, and other supplements the smarter not harder way The regulatory mess keeping safe, tested nootropics out of reach in the US Thank you to our sponsors! - ALP | Head to http://alppouch.com/ and use code DAVE for 20% off your first order. - Pique | Head over to Piquelife.com/Dave to get 20% off your order. - OneSkin | Get 15% off OneSkin with the code DAVE at https://www.oneskin.co/DAVE #oneskinpod Dave Asprey is a four-time New York Times bestselling author, founder of Bulletproof Coffee, and the father of biohacking. With over 1,000 interviews and 1 million monthly listeners, The Human Upgrade brings you the knowledge to take control of your biology, extend your longevity, and optimize every system in your body and mind. Each episode delivers cutting-edge insights inhealth, performance, neuroscience, supplements, nutrition, biohacking, emotional intelligence, and conscious living. New episodes are released every Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday (BONUS). Dave asks the questions no one else will and gives you real tools to become stronger, smarter, and more resilient. Keywords: piracetam, racetam, nootropics, smart drugs, aniracetam, oxiracetam, pramiracetam, phenylpiracetam, cognitive enhancement, brain optimization, memory improvement, neuroplasticity, mitochondrial function, acetylcholine, glutamate AMPA receptors, choline supplements, CDP-choline citicoline, alpha-GPC, brain fog remedy, stroke recovery cognitive, dementia prevention, biohacking supplements, Dave Asprey nootropics, longevity brain health, focus and concentration, memory recall, cognitive decline aging Resources: • Download Dave's Free Peptide Guide at daveasprey.com/peptide-guide. • Get My 2026 Clean Nicotine Roadmap | Enroll for free at https://daveasprey.com/2026-clean-nicotine-roadmap/ • Dave Asprey's Latest News | Go to https://daveasprey.com/ to join Inside Track today. • Danger Coffee: https://dangercoffee.com/discount/dave15? • My Daily Supplements: SuppGrade Labs (15% Off) • Favorite Blue Light Blocking Glasses: TrueDark (15% Off) • Dave Asprey's BEYOND Conference: https://beyondconference.com • Dave Asprey's New Book – Heavily Meditated: https://daveasprey.com/heavily-meditated • Join My Substack (Live Access To Podcast Recordings): https://substack.daveasprey.com/ • Upgrade Labs: https://upgradelabs.com Timestamps: 00:00 – Trailer 01:10 – Intro 04:30 – Birth of the Nootropic 08:55 – How Racetams Work 12:51 – Membranes & Blood Flow 15:55 – Piracetam: The Original 19:30 – Aniracetam & Others 22:00 – Phenylpiracetam Power 26:37 – Who Benefits & Stacking 32:25 – Safety & Regulation 36:41 – Starter Protocol & Takeaways See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

“Obituaries are about life, about the lives that people have lived. Death only figures in one sentence.” — Sam Roberts This is, remarkably, episode 3,000 of Keen On America — three thousand conversations since the show launched on TechCrunch in 2010. Fitting, then, that today's guest has written nearly 1,500 obituaries for the New York Times. Sam Roberts is a reporter on the Times' obituaries desk and has a new book about the art of the obit entitled Are They Dead Yet? We recorded this a week before airtime, so I began by asking who's going to die in the interim. He wasn't sure — but noted that the Times keeps 2,000 advance obituaries ready. There are, he added, never enough. Beware, though, the Rockefeller curse. Roberts wrote David Rockefeller's advance obituary, whereupon he learned that three other Times reporters had written Rockefeller advance obits — and all three were dead. (Rockefeller made it to 101.) Borrowing from Citizen Kane, Roberts hunts for the Rosebud moment, the epiphany that defines a life. He hunts for the soul of the subject, not the résumé. Hence his cheerful paradox that obituaries are about life, whereas death only figures in one sentence. As for famous last words, he's a skeptic — most were composed later by better writers. The real ones, he suspects, are “help,” or “get me a drink.” And the obituarist's own Rosebud moment? We have to go back to Brooklyn when he was a six-year-old boy. His father walked him to the corner to watch the Rosenberg funeral procession pass. “I want you to see history as it's happening,” he explained. Half a century later, Roberts got David Greenglass to admit he had lied about the testimony that sent his own sister, Ethel Rosenberg, to the electric chair. From the Times' Portraits of Grief after 9/11, Roberts learned the book's deepest lesson. There are no ordinary lives. Who would you miss more — your mayor or your mailman? Or maybe your obit writer (or even your podcaster)? Sam promised that if he died before airtime, he'd call. The phone hasn't rung. I'm still going too. On to episode 3,001. Five Takeaways •       2,000 Obits, Never Enough. The Times keeps some 2,000 advance obituaries on file, regularly updated — and people still surprise the desk (and presumably themselves) by dying unexpectedly. Print once had a deadline or two a day; now there's a deadline every minute. The occupational hazards are real: three Times reporters wrote advance obits of David Rockefeller and predeceased him — Roberts, the fourth, survived to see his run when Rockefeller died at 101. And the genre changes its readers: “no man who has seen his own obit is ever the same again.” Alfred Nobel, mistakenly obituarized as dynamite's merchant of death, endowed the Nobel Prizes in response — proof that a premature obituary can be the most consequential document a man ever reads.•       The Rosebud Method. Roberts' organizing device comes from Citizen Kane: the Rosebud moment, the epiphany — a teacher, a meeting, an accident — that changed the trajectory of a life and made it worth recording. The model, via The Economist's Ann Wroe, is the soul rather than the stenography: Wikipedia has the chronology; the obituary hunts the essence. Advance obits are never vetted by their subjects — facts checked, yes; the portrait, never — because an obituary is a news story, not a eulogy. And the form's great secret is optimism: obituaries are about life. Death gets one sentence. (Famous last words, meanwhile, are mostly posthumous fiction. The real ones: “help,” or “get me a drink.”)•       Giuliani, Trump, Epstein. The hardest working file on Roberts' desk: Rudy Giuliani — aggressive prosecutor, the mayor who proved New York governable, then a bitter Trump apologist indicted under the same statutes he once used on mobsters. How do you compress that into a lead paragraph? Andrew's suggestion — a narrative of somebody who had a soul and then sold it — requires Shakespeare; Roberts insists on newspaper objectivity, omitting nothing and editorializing never. The Trump obituary already exists (its subject, Roberts guesses, would sue). And context keeps moving after death: Bush the defeated loser became Bush the elder statesman; Epstein's reputation kept falling posthumously. Of the 150,000 people who die each day, three or four make the Times.•       The Rosenberg Rosebud. Roberts' own epiphany arrived at age six, on a Brooklyn street corner where his father took him to watch the Rosenberg funeral procession: “I want you to see history as it's happening.” His family otherwise met death with denial — six months after his father died, an aunt asked how Arthur was doing could only answer “so-so.” The Rosenberg thread ran through his whole career: decades later, for his book The Brother, David Greenglass admitted to Roberts that he had lied about the most incriminating testimony against his sister Ethel — evidence that, truthfully given, would likely have spared her the electric chair. When Roberts assigned graduate students to write his own advance obituary, none of them led with that. He would.•       No Ordinary Lives. From Portraits of Grief — the Times' profiles of virtually every victim of the World Trade Center attack — Roberts drew the book's central lesson: there are no ordinary lives. Who would you miss more, your mayor or your mailman? Carlyle asked whether history belongs to Hannibal or to the anonymous man who invented the spade. The desk has honored the principle in both directions: a front-page obituary for Hercule Poirot (the most famous Belgian, as Andrew noted), and a Jesus of Nazareth obituary written as the Times would have run it in AD 33 — ending, for lack of further confirmation, with the report that he was buried and his body disappeared. No beat generates more reader feedback. “As long as they're reading it, I'm happy.” About the Guest Sam Roberts is a fifty-year veteran of New York journalism, an obituaries reporter and former Urban Affairs correspondent at the New York Times, and the host of the Times' “Close Up,” which he inaugurated in 1992. His many books include The Brother, Grand Central, A History of New York in 101 Objects, and Only in New York. A history adviser to Federal Hall, he lives in New York with his wife and two sons. Are They Dead Yet? The Art of the Obit (Bloomsbury, August 11, 2026) draws on the nearly 1,500 obituaries he has written for the Times. References: •       Are They Dead Yet? The Art of the Obit by Sam Roberts (Bloomsbury, August 11, 2026). Carl Hiaasen: “Mordantly wonderful.” Roz Chast: “I almost died laughing.”•       The Brother by Sam Roberts — in which David Greenglass admitted lying about the testimony that sent his sister, Ethel Rosenberg, to the electric chair.•...

Demi Vollering has made history as the first woman to win two editions of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift, but the victory was clouded by tactical drama on the road to Nice. We break down the "blocking" controversy between Vollering, Niewiadoma, and FDJ-Suez, while also recapping dominant performances from the Tour of Poland and Vuelta a Burgos. Plus, we have the latest on rider transfers and some sad news regarding the future of a long-standing Belgian development team.

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Holidaymakers arrived at the first Club Med resort on the Spanish island of Majorca in the summer of 1950. Founded by the Belgian water polo player Gérard Blitz, Club Méditerranée offered a new kind of post-war holiday built around the idea that leisure should be simple, sociable and accessible.The facilities were basic at first. Guests slept in huts and shared communal meals. But the company's all-inclusive approach proved enormously popular and helped change the way millions of people holiday around the world.In 2020, Lucy Burns spoke to Pierre-Xavier Bécret whose parents worked at that first resort and remained part of the Club Med story for many years.Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive. Witness History is for those fascinated by and curious about the past. We take you to the events that have shaped our world through the eyes of the people who were there. For nine minutes every day, we take you back in time and all over the world, to examine wars, coups, scientific discoveries, cultural moments and much more. Recent episodes explore everything from how the Excel spreadsheet was developed, the creation of cartoon rabbit Miffy and how the sound barrier was broken.We look at the lives of some of the most famous leaders, artists, scientists and personalities in history, including: the moment Reagan and Gorbachev met in Geneva, Haitian singer Emerante de Pradines' life and Omar Sharif's legendary movie entrance in Lawrence of Arabia.You can learn all about fascinating and surprising stories, like the invention of a stent which has saved lives around the world; the birth of the G7; and the meeting of Maldives' ministers underwater. We cover everything from World War Two and Cold War stories to Black History Month and our journeys into space.(Photo: Holidaymakers relaxing at Guadeloupe's Club Med in Canada. Credit: Boris Spremo/Toronto Star via Getty Images)

Our guest is the award-winning Dutch novelist Oscar van den Boogard, the author of The Six: The Untold Story of the Antwerp Six, an oral history of the origin of one of the most enduring myths of contemporary fashion. Through many hours of conversations with the six legendary Belgian designers, Ann Demeulemeester, Dries Van Noten, Walter Van Beirendonck, Dirk Bikkimbergs, Dirk Van Saene, and Marina Yee, as well as the contemporaries who helped The Six along the way.Tracing biographical and personal arcs of the six designers from their childhoods to their entrance to the fashion department of the Royal Academy in Antwerp, to their fateful London debut and beyond, the book engages with each designer on a personal level, exploring their fruitful and fraught relationships that have shaped each of them and of their elusive contemporary, Martin Margiela.The English version of the book will be out this fall, and is available for preorder now on all major book-selling platforms. Support the show

The season gets underway on Saturday with the Clarets at home to Notts County in the Carabao Cup. Nicky Hayen will take charge of a competitive game for the first time at Turf Moor. But will the current squad still be in place come September or is the Belgian facing the same mess that Scott Parker had to deal with in his Championship season? Greavesy, Bodes and Simon are back to give their thoughts on pre-season, the transfer moves and of course that new away kit.....

In the first of our special programmes from the Edinburgh Festivals, actress Stockard Channing - star of Grease, Six Degrees of Separation and Practical Magic - joins us alongside her friend, actor David Westhead, to discuss their production of Samuel Beckett's Krapp's Last Tape, in which a cynical and disillusioned older man reflects on his early life as an ambitious and idealistic writer.Jeff Whitty, Tony Award winning creator of the hit musical Avenue Q, which is currently running until 2027 in London's West End, tells us about Midsummer!, his new production inspired by Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's dream, set in the Gilded Age and performed in a contemporary verse translation. We have a live performance from siblings Maddie and Marcus Rice from their show with songs Goodbye Dandelion, an exploration of an unlikely friendship between an 87 year old and their much younger friend, which is the recipient of the inaugural Underbelly Futures Fund Award. And we hear how deaf actors and artists are taking centre stage at this year's Festival, with Stijn Van Opstal, the director of the acclaimed production [seagull], performed in Flemish sign language by Belgian company Olympique Dramatique - and with director Cora Bissett and deaf performer Jamie Rea, whose gig theatre production The Singer, centres on Joe, a deaf artist who 'sings' with his hands, and Andy, a washed-up musician seeking a comeback, and features music by KT Tunstall. Presenter: Kirsty Wark Producer: Mark Crossan

Good morning. August is the month of exam results and education is in the news again. Each year, young people find themselves at the centre of debates about standards, academic versus vocational. Reform, opportunity and social mobility. And governments struggle with how we can equip young people for the economy of tomorrow and still give them a balanced education. But I wonder if we're asking one question often enough – what kind of human beings do we hope they'll become? A couple of days ago my son phoned in the morning from his regular coffee shop. I could hear the chatter and tinkling in the background. "The coffee here is so good," he said. I replied, "Is this your little moment of joy before you start the day, settle down to work?" He said “joy - that's a nice way of looking at it.” Afterwards I thought to myself: Why did I call it a little moment of joy? Why do we think that joy belongs only in the margins of life - before work begins or after success has finally been achieved? And I think that our education system reflects that assumption. We make so much effort to prepare children for exams, employment and success that it's hardly surprising that many end up feeling their value is something they must constantly earn. The pressure and anxiety has made many incapable of seeing or letting any joy into their life – as if joy has now become a luxury. In a world where cynicism and pessimism is everywhere, even encouraged, devastating news a daily feature, to find joy for yourself, and to try to inspire it in others is an act of courage, even resistance. As a Belgian surrealist artist Rene Magritte pointed out it's a waste when life is made more frightening precisely because that's easy to do. For him, finding beauty was harder and because of that more important – as he said: ‘it's much easier to terrorise than to charm.' Perhaps this is what faith tries to remind us, that to ponder on the world means finding love and enchantment amidst our struggles and sorrows. The Qur'an invites us to look, to reflect and to marvel at the changing seasons, the stars, the diversity of humanity. The words `do they not see' pull us constantly to what can be observed, imagined and made possible. Whether it's in a morning coffee or a quiet walk, perhaps joy accompanies us all the time – we are simply too busy to notice.

Eilidh Barbour is joined by former Rangers midfielder Charlie Adam, Livingstone's Ryan McGowan and the Guardian's Scottish football correspondent Ewan Murray to look ahead to the new Scottish Premiership season.After Celtic snatched the title from Hearts on the final day of last season, which way will this season's title race go?Rangers have raided Hearts for their manager and 2 key players, Hearts have had to rebuild under their new Belgian head coach and Celtic have stuck with the tried and trusted Martin O'Neill along with some eye-catching signings.The panel also pick their "best of the rest" and who might struggle towards the bottom of the table.TIMECODES: 01:44 - Can Derek McInnes get Rangers winning trophies? 15:34 - How do Hearts rebuild under Wouter Vrancken? 29:36 - Are Celtic favourites after sticking with Martin O'Neill? 42:16 - Best of the rest? 46:15 - Who's going to struggle?

Homebrewer Scott Housel answers the Mash Your Luck challenge with a great big Belgian-y beer and also shares a tart lambic with lots of ginger.

Neil Lanctot turns to early 1915, when the Great War had stabilized into a brutal stalemate in Europe while Americaremained neutral under Wilson. Jane Addams, horrified by the massacre, organized the Women's Peace Party to act as a pressure group for peace. Her subsequent trip to Europe to meet with heads of state in Berlin, Paris, and London was a remarkable act of "amateur diplomacy," though her message was often distorted by hostile American newspapers. TRvehemently opposed her efforts, writing a public letter that derided the peace advocates as "foolish women" and argued they should focus on Belgian relief instead. While Addams navigated the complexities of international diplomacy, President Wilson became "obsessed" with Edith Bolling Galt following the death of his first wife. Wilson's intense courtship and eventual marriage in 1915 occurred privately, even as the world war began to encroach on American neutrality via German submarine warfare. (2)