Podcasts about Beneath

Nebraska doesn't scream when its haunted. It whispers. Beneath endless skies and quiet backroads lie places locals warn you about only after the sun goes down. Roads where sorrows repeat itself, cemeteries where figures still wander, buildings heavy with grief, and a land so scarred by memory it no longer needs walls to be haunted. Telling you tales from the infamous Seven Sisters Road to the shadowed woods of Hummel Park. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jesus taught that the true measure of giving isn't the size of the gift but the heart behind it. Generosity begins long before anything leaves our hands. It starts with what we treasure, love, and worship.Few writers explore the inner life of faith as clearly as Pierce Taylor Hibbs, senior writer at Westminster Theological Seminary and the author of more than twenty books on Christian living. In today's episode, he joins us to invite believers to examine not just the act of giving but the spiritual forces beneath it.In a recent article for the latest issue of Faithful Steward magazine titled "Motive Is Everything," he draws from counselor David Powlison to explain that there's always a “sun” around which the planets of our lives turn. We're always pulled toward something—success, security, comfort, pleasure, affirmation, or money—because we're created to worship. The question isn't whether we worship, but what we worship.When the created things we enjoy begin to occupy the center, Scripture calls it idolatry. Money is especially powerful in this way because it overlaps with pleasure and power. It promises control over life and the ability to enjoy it—two desires that easily eclipse our devotion to God if left unchecked.To explore the heart behind generosity, Hibbs points to one of Scripture's most striking stories: the widow's offering in Mark 12. We don't know her name, but Jesus knew her heart. While others gave large sums, she dropped two small coins into the temple treasury—an amount no one else would have celebrated. Yet Jesus did. He saw not the amount but the motive.That's the point: Giving is never merely transactional. It's deeply spiritual. It reveals what we value most.Hibbs notes that Scripture treats the heart—the lebab—as the control center of our lives. The Dutch theologian Herman Bavinck wrote that the heart is the source of both our rational and volitional life. It shapes what we think, desire, choose, and pursue. Outward actions are merely the visible tip of an iceberg. Beneath them lies motive.Jesus makes the same point in Luke 6:45: “The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good…for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.” Our generosity flows from whatever we treasure most. If we treasure God, giving becomes worship. If we treasure self, giving becomes calculation, obligation, or strategy.This reframes generosity. It's not just about allocating money. It's about the posture of the soul. It includes time, attention, hospitality, compassion, and quiet acts of service—not only dollars in a plate.So how do we cultivate godly motives? Hibbs suggests beginning with Scripture—especially the Gospels—and watching how Jesus treats people. Jesus continually draws attention to what's happening beneath the surface: motives, desires, and loves.We don't wait for perfectly pure motives to give—we'll never act if we do. But we do allow the Spirit to search us, shape us, and re-center our hearts on Christ, the God who gives first so that we might become givers.On Today's Program, Rob Answers Listener Questions:My son owns a rental property in Baltimore, but the tenant hasn't paid rent for two months. This has happened before, and it's putting financial strain on his family. We're debating whether to sell the house, but it would need some work. If we keep it, are there any tax deductions or benefits since the tenant isn't paying? What should my son do?I'm 64 and still working full time, but I'd like to withdraw money from my 401(k). Since I'm over 59½, can I do that without the 10% penalty even though I'm still employed? What should I know about taxes and plan rules?My wife is retired and in her 60s, but I'm not yet at retirement age. We're both on the mortgage. Can we still get a reverse mortgage, or do both borrowers have to meet the age requirement?Resources Mentioned:Faithful Steward: FaithFi's Quarterly Magazine (Become a FaithFi Partner)Motive Is Everything by Pierce Taylor Hibbs (Faithful Steward Issue 4 Article)The Book of Giving: How the God Who Gives Can Make Us Givers by Pierce Taylor HibbsOur Ultimate Treasure: A 21-Day Journey to Faithful StewardshipWisdom Over Wealth: 12 Lessons from Ecclesiastes on MoneyLook At The Sparrows: A 21-Day Devotional on Financial Fear and AnxietyRich Toward God: A Study on the Parable of the Rich FoolFind a Certified Kingdom Advisor (CKA)FaithFi App Remember, you can call in to ask your questions every workday at (800) 525-7000. Faith & Finance is also available on Moody Radio Network and American Family Radio. You can also visit FaithFi.com to connect with our online community and partner with us as we help more people live as faithful stewards of God's resources. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this episode of Baseless Conspiracies, Jon Herold and Zak Paine welcome a special guest for a wide-ranging discussion that moves from current political flashpoints to deep historical and archaeological mysteries. The conversation begins with developments in Minnesota, federal law enforcement narratives, and media-driven panic before shifting into an exploration of Greenland, Venezuela, and the possibility of hidden worlds beneath the Earth's surface. The hosts examine ancient civilizations, unexplored terrain, mysterious petroglyphs, underground cave systems, and long-suppressed discoveries tied to gold, lost cultures, and forbidden archaeology. Drawing connections between modern geopolitics, historic expeditions, and speculative theories involving Antarctica, Mesopotamia, and inner-earth legends, the discussion blends current events with deep conspiracy lore. As always, the episode balances serious analysis with humor, skepticism, and late-night Badlands energy, inviting listeners to question official narratives and reconsider what might still be hidden from public view.

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If you've already quit your resolution, this isn't a failure – it's an invitation. There's a moment many people reach early in the year when the goal quietly falls apart – and shame rushes in to take its place. The routine slips, the promise breaks, and an old story resurfaces about not following through. I want to pause that moment and offer a different lens: quitting doesn't mean something is wrong with you. It means something deeper is asking to be heard. Resolutions often fail not because of laziness or lack of discipline, but because they're disconnected from genuine desire. When goals are rooted in guilt, obligation, or the belief that you need fixing, they rarely last. Beneath every abandoned resolution is an unseen force – an underlying commitment that once kept you safe and is now keeping you stuck. This episode is about recalibration rather than starting over. It's an invitation to listen beneath the goal, honor what once protected you, and consciously choose alignment over punishment. When desire leads and commitment becomes devotion, change stops feeling forced – and starts feeling like coming home. What we explore: Why most resolutions collapse early in the year The difference between guilt-driven goals and desire-led commitments How unconscious underlying commitments sabotage change Why willpower alone can't create lasting transformation How to recalibrate instead of starting over What it means to align with what you truly want If you're ready to reconnect with what truly matters and realign with your desire, join me for my free five-day Reignite Your Spark challenge at https://www.nancylevin.com/spark   Connect with me: Newsletternancylevin.comInstagramFacebook

Why do we give? Many Christians would answer simply: because Scripture tells us to. But if giving is only an obligation, something we do because we “should,” generosity will always feel heavy—like a tax, a duty, or a calculation. The Bible offers a far more compelling vision. It tells a story where generosity flows not from guilt or pressure, but from grace.Most of us genuinely want to be generous. Few people say, “I don't want to give.” Yet generosity doesn't always come easily. We run the numbers. We think about what's coming next. We worry whether our gift will make a difference. Sometimes we even reduce generosity to a math problem—something we'll do once everything feels secure.Beneath those questions is a deeper one: Why do we give in the first place?Scripture doesn't begin the conversation about giving with budgets or even with commands. It begins with identity. Before you ever give a dollar, you are already living on a gift. Paul writes, “For by grace you have been saved through faith… it is the gift of God” (Ephesians 2:8). You have received mercy instead of judgment, forgiveness in place of guilt, adoption instead of estrangement. Daily bread, new life, a secured future in Christ—all of it is grace.And when grace takes root, generosity follows.Paul describes this beautifully: “Though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich” (2 Corinthians 8:9). This isn't just poetic language—it's the pattern of Christian generosity. Jesus did not cling to comfort, status, or security. As Philippians 2:7 says, He emptied Himself. He entered our poverty so we could share His riches. The gospel doesn't merely forgive sinners; it forms a generous people who reflect the heart of the Giver.That means our giving is never about earning God's favor or proving our faith. “We love because he first loved us” (1 John 4:19). The same is true with generosity—we give because He first gave.This changes the tone entirely. Instead of pressure, generosity becomes privilege. Instead of fear—fear of not having enough, fear of loss—it becomes trust. Giving becomes a declaration that God is our provider, not our bank account, and that our security is anchored in Christ, not in financial margins.And this grace-shaped generosity is not reserved for the wealthy. Every believer has received the riches of Christ, which means every believer has something to give. Sometimes it looks like a financial sacrifice. Other times, like hospitality, encouragement, time, or presence. Generosity is broader than money and deeper than obligation.In the end, we don't give to become generous people. We give because God has already been generous with us. Generosity doesn't begin with what we give—it begins with what we've received. When grace becomes the foundation, giving becomes a joy.———————————————————————————————————————If you'd like to explore how the gospel reshapes the way we think about money, stewardship, and generosity, we're about to release a new 21-day devotional called Our Ultimate Treasure, written by our own Rob West. It's designed to help you slow down, reflect on God's grace, and connect biblical faith to everyday financial decisions. You can preorder your copy—or place a bulk order for your church or small group—at FaithFi.com/Shop. Or receive it automatically when you become a FaithFi Partner at FaithFi.com/Give.On Today's Program, Rob Answers Listener Questions:I'm recently widowed, and our home is for sale. Once it sells, I'll have a significant amount of money to manage wisely. I'm debt-free and have family I'd like to bless, but I also want to make good long-term decisions. Where should I start?My boyfriend is 62 and took early retirement. He's about to receive a profit-sharing payout but has no plan beyond keeping the money in cash. I'm trying to help him figure out what to do with it. What's the best way to get him started?My daughter is a teacher with a pension and many years before retirement. She has about $25,000 in a high-yield savings account. Would opening a Roth IRA at a place like Schwab or Fidelity be the best next step, or should we consider other options for long-term growth?Resources Mentioned:Faithful Steward: FaithFi's Quarterly Magazine (Become a FaithFi Partner)Financial Next Steps After Losing A Spouse by Valerie Neff Hogan, J.D., CFP (Faithful Steward Issue 3 Article)Widow ConnectionNational Christian Foundation (NCF)Our Ultimate Treasure: A 21-Day Journey to Faithful StewardshipWisdom Over Wealth: 12 Lessons from Ecclesiastes on MoneyLook At The Sparrows: A 21-Day Devotional on Financial Fear and AnxietyRich Toward God: A Study on the Parable of the Rich FoolFind a Certified Kingdom Advisor (CKA)FaithFi App Remember, you can call in to ask your questions every workday at (800) 525-7000. Faith & Finance is also available on Moody Radio Network and American Family Radio. You can also visit FaithFi.com to connect with our online community and partner with us as we help more people live as faithful stewards of God's resources. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this episode of the OutThere Colorado Podcast, Spencer and Seth chat about Alex Honnold's wild free solo climb up Taipei 101, the snow situation in Colorado, a major upgrade at a locals' favorite resort, skier visitation being down, a fossil that was discovered, a fine-dining spot that checks the boxes (and comes with a great view), and more.

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Beneath the Surface, Anger: Lynne Benik | January 25, 2026

When Vince is away the episode gets a little ...strange as we bring you Bowling with Corpses and Other Strange Tales from Lands Unknown by Mike Mignola and Dave Stewart; Juni Ba's The Fables of Erlking Wood; Batman/Green Arrow/The Question: Arcadia by Gabriel Hardman and Romulo Fajardo Jr.; Patrick Horvath's Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees: Rite of Spring; and Goes Like This by Jordan Crane from Fantagraphics. DAP struggles to explain Asano's Mujina Into the Deep much to Jason's delight. Plus, an Image-O-Rama: Ghost Machine's Redcoat by Geoff Johns, Bryan Hitch, Andrew Currie, and Brad Anderson; Escape by Rick Remender and Daniel Acuña; Good as Dead by David Lapham, Maria Lapham, and Dee Cunniffe; Assorted Crisis Events by Deniz Camp, Eric Zawadzki, and Jordie Bellaire; and a bunch more!

Fluent Fiction - Hebrew: Mystery Beneath: A Journey to Reclaim Hope Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/he/episode/2026-01-24-08-38-20-he Story Transcript:He: תחנת רכבת התחתית הייתה מקום אפל ומפחיד.En: The subway station was a dark and frightening place.He: אורות מהבהבים ודליפות מים נשמעים מסביב.En: Flickering lights and the sound of leaking water surrounded them.He: קר שם בחורף, והקור חודר לעמקי העצמות.En: It was cold there in winter, and the chill penetrated to the depths of the bones.He: אליה, רינה וטומר נמצאים שם.En: Elia, Rina, and Tomer were there.He: הם באים לסייר בתחנה הנטושה.En: They came to explore the abandoned station.He: בפינה חשוכה, הם מגלים חפץ זוהר ומסתורי.En: In a dark corner, they discovered a glowing, mysterious object.He: זה נראה כמו אבן בוהקת באור אחר.En: It appeared like a stone shining with another light.He: אליה מתקרבת בזהירות.En: Elia approached cautiously.He: היא תמיד הייתה זהירה, אבל בליבה יש תקווה.En: She had always been careful, but in her heart, there was hope.He: אולי החפץ הזה יכול להחזיר את מה שהעולם איבד.En: Perhaps this object could restore what the world had lost.He: "אני רוצה לדעת מה הכוח של זה," אליה אומרת לרינה ולטומר.En: "I want to know what power it holds," Elia said to Rina and Tomer.He: רינה מהנהנת, אבל טומר מתנגד.En: Rina nodded, but Tomer resisted.He: "אנחנו צריכים למכור את זה," הוא אומר.En: "We should sell it," he said.He: "אנחנו יכולים לקנות מזון ולשרוד.En: "We could buy food and survive."He: "אליה מסתובבת.En: Elia turned around.He: "אבל אולי זה יכול להחזיר את הכול," היא מסבירה, אבל היא יודעת שזה לא פשוט.En: "But maybe it could bring everything back," she explained, but she knew it wasn't simple.He: היצורים שומרים על החפץ.En: The creatures guarded the object.He: יצורים שמרגישים בנוח בחושך של התחנה.En: Creatures comfortable in the station's darkness.He: אליה חייבת להחליט.En: Elia had to decide.He: לשכנע את טומר או לקחת את החפץ בעצמה.En: Convince Tomer or take the object herself.He: היא יודעת שזה מסוכן, אבל היא מוכנה לנסות.En: She knew it was dangerous, but she was ready to try.He: היא רוצה להאמין שיש תקווה.En: She wanted to believe there was hope.He: היא מתקרבת אל החפץ.En: She approached the object.He: היצורים מתחילים להופיע, צלליתם נראית בצללים.En: The creatures began to appear, their silhouettes visible in the shadows.He: אליה מחזיקה את החפץ חזק.En: Elia held the object tightly.He: היא מרגישה את הכוח שלו.En: She felt its power.He: יותר חזק ממה שהיא חשבה.En: Stronger than she had thought.He: "כן, הכוח שלו אמיתי," היא אומרת לטומר ורינה.En: "Yes, its power is real," she said to Tomer and Rina.He: היצורים מתקרבים, אבל אליה אינה נרתעת.En: The creatures drew closer, but Elia was undeterred.He: היא משתמשת בכוח החפץ להדוף אותם.En: She used the object's power to push them back.He: עם אור חזק שמנצנץ בעיניהם, הם נסוגים.En: With a strong light glistening in their eyes, they retreated.He: לאחר המאבק, טומר מביט באליה בהערכה חדשה.En: After the struggle, Tomer looked at Elia with newfound admiration.He: "אולי יש לך סיבה," הוא אומר.En: "Maybe you have a point," he said.He: אליה מהנהנת.En: Elia nodded.He: היא משכנעת אותו לעזור לה למצוא עוד חפצים.En: She convinced him to help her find more objects.He: עכשיו, אליה לא רק מנהיגה.En: Now, Elia was not just a leader.He: היא מלאת ביטחון, והיא לומדת לסמוך ולהעיר השראה באחרים.En: She was full of confidence, learning to rely on and inspire others.He: הם יוצאים מהתחנה בתוכנית חדשה - לשחזר את מה שהיה, באמצעות הכוח המסתורי שנתגלה.En: They left the station with a new plan - to restore what once was, using the mysterious power they had discovered. Vocabulary Words:subway: רכבת תחתיתfrightening: מפחידflickering: מהבהביםsurrounded: מסביבpenetrated: חודרbodily: לעמקיabandoned: נטושהcorner: פינהglowing: זוהרmysterious: מסתוריapproached: מתקרבתcautiously: בזהירותrestore: להחזירcreatures: יצוריםguarded: שומריםdarkness: חושךdecide: להחליטresistance: מתנגדsilhouettes: צלליתםshadows: צלליםtightly: חזקpower: כוחglistening: מנצנץretreated: נסוגיםadmiration: הערכהconfidence: ביטחוןinspire: להעיר השראהrestore: לשחזרundeterred: אינה נרתעתstruggle: המאבקBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/fluent-fiction-hebrew--5818690/support.

Fluent Fiction - Italian: Finding Hope Beneath Venezia: A Tale of Unity and Resilience Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/it/episode/2026-01-24-08-38-20-it Story Transcript:It: La nebbia avvolgeva Venezia in un abbraccio gelido.En: The fog enveloped Venezia in an icy embrace.It: Il canale deserto sembrava un fantasma del passato, con le gondole mezze sommerse e i palazzi che minacciavano di crollare in qualsiasi momento.En: The deserted canal seemed like a ghost from the past, with gondolas half-submerged and palaces threatening to collapse at any moment.It: Luca camminava sulla riva scivolosa, i suoi passi riecheggiavano tra i muri.En: Luca walked along the slippery bank, his steps echoing between the walls.It: Nel suo cuore, un peso di errori passati lo seguiva ovunque andasse.En: In his heart, a weight of past mistakes followed him wherever he went.It: Sophia, al suo fianco, guardava l'acqua con attenzione.En: Sophia, by his side, watched the water attentively.It: La sua curiosità era una scintilla in quel mondo in rovina.En: Her curiosity was a spark in that crumbling world.It: Stava cercando qualcosa, qualcosa che potesse significare un nuovo inizio.En: She was searching for something, something that could mean a new beginning.It: "Dobbiamo trovarlo, Luca," disse con determinazione.En: "We have to find it, Luca," she said with determination.It: "Credo che questo artefatto nasconda segreti del passato."En: "I believe this artifact hides secrets of the past."It: Luca annuì.En: Luca nodded.It: Cercavano un misterioso oggetto che la leggenda diceva poter riportare speranza a un mondo perduto.En: They were searching for a mysterious object that legend said could bring hope to a lost world.It: Di recente, l'avevano localizzato, nascosto sotto la superficie del canale, ma anche altri scavengers avevano udito la stessa voce.En: Recently, they had located it, hidden beneath the canal's surface, but other scavengers had also heard the same rumor.It: Le risorse scarseggiavano.En: Resources were scarce.It: L'inverno era freddo e crudele.En: Winter was cold and cruel.It: Senza cibo e riparo, era difficile sopravvivere.En: Without food and shelter, it was difficult to survive.It: Ma questo artefatto poteva essere la risposta.En: But this artifact could be the answer.It: Mentre camminavano, incontrarono un uomo, Pietro, che disse di sapere qualcosa su quell'artefatto.En: As they walked, they encountered a man, Pietro, who claimed to know something about the artifact.It: Luca non sapeva se fidarsi.En: Luca didn't know whether to trust him.It: "Sophia, cosa facciamo?"En: "Sophia, what do we do?"It: chiese Luca.En: asked Luca.It: "Lui potrebbe aiutarci, o forse ingannarci."En: "He could help us or maybe deceive us."It: Sophia chinò la testa, pensierosa.En: Sophia bowed her head, thoughtful.It: "Credo che dobbiamo provarci.En: "I think we have to try.It: Con la giusta collaborazione, possiamo farcela."En: With the right collaboration, we can make it."It: Così, con riluttanza, decisero di fidarsi di Pietro.En: So, reluctantly, they decided to trust Pietro.It: Insieme si diressero verso il punto indicato, mentre il vento si alzava minaccioso.En: Together they headed towards the indicated spot, as the wind rose threateningly.It: Una tempesta improvvisa sconvolse la laguna.En: An unexpected storm disrupted the lagoon.It: Onde furiose battgevano le strutture fatiscenti.En: Furious waves battered the dilapidated structures.It: Luca e Sophia, insieme a Pietro, lavoravano senza sosta.En: Luca and Sophia, along with Pietro, worked tirelessly.It: Dovevano recuperare l'artefatto prima che la potenza dell'acqua lo inghiottisse per sempre.En: They had to retrieve the artifact before the power of the water swallowed it forever.It: Con uno sforzo eroico, riuscirono a portare alla luce l'oggetto misterioso.En: With heroic effort, they managed to bring the mysterious object to light.It: Era più di un semplice pezzo di metallo arrugginito.En: It was more than just a piece of rusted metal.It: Era una capsula del tempo.En: It was a time capsule.It: Mentre il vento urlava intorno, riuscirono ad aprirla.En: As the wind howled around them, they managed to open it.It: Dal suo interno emerse una registrazione.En: From inside emerged a recording.It: Una voce calda e antica che parlava di unità, resilienza e speranza.En: A warm, ancient voice that spoke of unity, resilience, and hope.It: Un messaggio dal passato che parlava al futuro.En: A message from the past that spoke to the future.It: Il mondo poteva essere ricostruito, la fiducia in ciò che restava dell'umanità era essenziale.En: The world could be rebuilt; trust in what remained of humanity was essential.It: Luca guardò Sophia e poi Pietro.En: Luca looked at Sophia and then at Pietro.It: Capì che non poteva affrontare tutto da solo.En: He realized that he couldn't face everything alone.It: La collaborazione, la fiducia, erano la via da seguire.En: Collaboration, trust, were the way forward.It: Un sorriso si aprì sul suo volto per la prima volta da molto tempo.En: A smile spread across his face for the first time in a long time.It: Sophia era al suo fianco, orgogliosa.En: Sophia was by his side, proud.It: Mentre la pioggia smetteva e il cielo si schiariva un po', Luca sentì che anche l'oscurità nel suo cuore si stava dissipando.En: As the rain stopped and the sky cleared a bit, Luca felt that even the darkness in his heart was dissipating.It: Insieme, avrebbero potuto ricominciare.En: Together, they could start again.It: Venezia, come il loro spirito, poteva tornare a vivere.En: Venezia, like their spirit, could come back to life. Vocabulary Words:the fog: la nebbiato envelop: avvolgereicy: gelidodeserted: desertohalf-submerged: mezze sommerseto collapse: crollarethe weight: il pesothe mistake: l'errorethe spark: la scintillacuriosity: la curiositàthe legend: la leggendathe scavenger: lo scavengerscarce: scarsoshelter: il riparoto survive: sopravvivereto deceive: ingannarereluctantly: con riluttanzato trust: fidarsithe storm: la tempestadilapidated: fatiscentetirelessly: senza sostaheroic: eroicothe effort: lo sforzoto retrieve: recuperarerust: arrugginitothe time capsule: la capsula del temporecording: la registrazioneresilience: la resilienzato rebuild: ricostruireto dissipate: dissipare

Scientists just made a discovery that sounds like pure science fiction—a massive hidden ocean, locked deep beneath our feet. This underground sea isn't like the lakes or rivers we know, it's buried hundreds of miles down in the mantle, inside special minerals that trap water like a sponge. Imagine, it could hold more water than all the surface oceans combined, reshaping what we thought we knew about Earth. What if the secret to earthquakes, volcanoes, and even plate tectonics has been hiding in this buried ocean all along? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Author Lior Torenberg unpacks her debut Just Watch Me, a darkly funny livestream novel that exposes the cost of performing pain online, and our hunger to watch.Debut author Lior Torenberg joins us to talk about Just Watch Me, a bold, internet-shaped novel that unfolds over seven days of nonstop livestreaming. Together, we dig into what it means to write fiction rooted in our current digital moment, and why stories about performance feel so urgent right now.We talk about Torenberg's path from initial concept to publication, the realities of debuting with a formally inventive novel, and the creative risks of building a narrative around livestream chats, audience participation, and escalating dares. She also walks us through the choice to compress the story into a single week, and how that story structure intensifies both tension and intimacy.In this fun conversation, we explore:

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In this episode of Taking It Back, Zak Paine, Frankie Val, and Adel Nero break down a rapidly shifting global and domestic landscape as cracks begin to show in long-standing power structures. The conversation centers on the changing tone at Davos, open admissions from global elites, and the growing acknowledgment that globalism is losing its grip. The hosts examine the ripple effects of America prioritizing its own interests, the collapse of international credibility, and the decentralization of power back to sovereign nations. They also dive into election integrity, judicial obstruction, legislative gridlock, and the growing tension between accountability and entrenched institutions. From trade, tariffs, and economic leverage to courts, corruption, and the limits of political reform, this episode explores what real course correction looks like and why the current moment feels fundamentally different. Beneath it all is a central question: what happens when the old system can no longer sustain itself — and the pressure to change becomes unavoidable?

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What lives beneath the surface of your winter mind? In this gentle guided meditation, host and meditation teacher Meryl Arnett invites you into the quiet wisdom of winter's stillness. Inspired by the children's book "Over and Under the Snow," this practice explores what rests beneath the metaphorical snow of our busy lives - the feelings, needs, and truths that are warming, waiting to be revealed in their own time.Perfect for anyone seeking deeper self-awareness during winter months or when something feels "fine" but you sense there's more underneath.About the soundscape you hear throughout the episode: The winter sounds in this meditation were recorded by acoustic ecologist Nick McMahan in the Sinlahekin Valley of Washington State, on the lands of Indigenous peoples known today as the Colville Confederated Tribes. Deep in winter, this remote valley feels more wild and isolated than any other time of year. The soundscape captures the stunning quiet beauty of steep snow-covered slopes, small frozen ponds, and the sense of exaggeration each environmental sound holds during winter's cold, dark days.The photos you see throughout this meditation are also from Nick McMahan.Sign up for my newsletter at http://eepurl.com/jjPrV2 to receive free mini meditations and soundscapes each week, along with creative musings and more.In 2026, Our Mindful Nature will release seasonal series rather than weekly episodes, allowing for richer, more in-depth explorations of meditation and mental health topics. Learn more or contact me at https://www.merylarnett.com/. Thank you to Nick McMahan for today's nature field recordings; and thank you to Brianna Nielsen for production and editing support. Find them at:https://www.nickcmcmahan.com/https://www.instagram.com/itsbriannanielsenThis podcast explores meditation, mental health and the power of connection, offering guidance for caregivers, healers, and therapists facing compassion fatigue, burnout, and other mental health struggles through self-care, self-compassion, and resilience. With a focus on anxiety, depression, and overwhelm, each episode provides tools like meditation, mindfulness, breathwork, and grounding to cultivate clarity and reduce stress. Listeners can also experience nature-inspired guided meditations, designed to bring peace and balance in times of distress.

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What does “sustainable agriculture” actually mean, and why do scientists disagree about it? This episode explores how two influential scientific discourses - Agroecology and Sustainable Intensification - start from different values, ask different questions, and often talk past each other. Drawing on an interdisciplinary study at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, ecologist Riccardo Bommarco and ethicist Helena Rocklinsberg examine how those different approaches shape research, priorities, and solutions. The conversation turns to what might change when scientists begin to listen to each other across divides.For more info, transcript and resources, visit: https://tabledebates.org/podcast/episode94Want to share your reflections on the episode? Send us an email or voice memo to podcast@tabledebates.orgEpisode edited and hosted by Matthew Kessler. Music by Blue dot sessions.

In this episode of the Milk Road Show, Jeff Park explains why that feeling may be exactly the point. Beneath the surface, the Bitcoin thesis is winning while attention, leverage, and volatility are being actively suppressed. Institutional adoption is real, regulatory clarity is advancing, and distribution channels are being built, but none of it looks or feels like past bull markets.~~~~~

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From a young age, Emily Ghosh Harris sensed the unseen — deeply attuned to emotions, energy, and subtle information beyond words. Like many sensitive people, that awareness was both a gift and a challenge, eventually leading her to shut parts of herself down in order to function in the world. In this episode of A Psychic's Story, Emily joins Nichole Bigley for a grounded, expansive conversation on remembering who you are beneath conditioning — and how sensitivity, when understood, becomes a form of intelligence rather than something to suppress. Emily shares her lived experience with clairsentience and embodiment, explaining how intuition communicates through the body and why many people disconnect from their intuitive awareness as a way to cope. Together, Nichole and Emily explore how awakening unfolds not through striving, but through slowing down and listening inward. A meaningful part of the conversation also centers on children as mirrors and catalysts. Emily speaks to children's natural sensitivity and energetic awareness, and how adults are often called into deeper purpose through learning how to meet and support them with greater attunement and presence. Listen to this episode to better understand how trusting the body's wisdom and reconnecting with the deeper self already within can support healing, clarity, and alignment. In this episode, you'll learn: What clairsentience is and how intuition communicates through the body. Why many sensitive children and adults shut down their gifts early in life. The relationship between emotions, the nervous system, and physical sensation. How children naturally perceive and communicate energy. Why supporting children often reveals deeper adult purpose. What it means to remember who you are beneath conditioning. To explore Emily's work, including her offerings in intuitive guidance, sound healing, and subconscious reprogramming, visit emilyghoshharris.org. You can also find Emily on Instagram at @emilyghoshharris, where she shares reflections, teachings, and energetic insights, and on YouTube, where she offers guided experiences. To connect with Nichole, schedule a 1:1 session or join The Psychic Club go to apsychicsstory.com. If you'd like to support the podcast, please subscribe to it and/or: FOLLOW @apsychicsstory on Instagram.  SIGN-UP to the newsletter for updates. JOIN Patreon for exclusive, ad-free content.  LEAVE A REVIEW to help others.  This podcast is intended to inspire you on your personal journey to inner peace. Its host, co-hosts or guests are not psychologists or medical doctors and do not offer any professional health or medical advice. If you are suffering from any psychological or medical conditions, please seek help from a qualified health professional. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Growing up in Huntington Beach, California, Dave Thomas was all about that adrenaline rush…. Surfing, motocross, snowboarding, women, fighting, and partying. He was athletic and ambitious, with plenty of talent and chances, but a wild lifestyle and poor choices led him to lose it all.Beneath the tough exterior was a guy with a heart, struggling with his own addiction while witnessing his father's battle with meth. Trying to stay strong, Dave learned early on to conceal his feelings, thinking that true strength meant never showing any weakness.By the end of 2016, everything took a turn. Getting sober was just the start but surrendering to Christ changed everything.Now, Dave is a husband and father of three, discovering what it really means to be there for his kids, a loyal husband, and a man guided by God. His life is now centered around faith, family, discipline, and service.As an online coach, Dave supports others in rebuilding their bodies, minds, and faith, showing that redemption is real and freedom is achievable.

Jeff, Django, and Roman are back, and we've got a special sensory sensation for you this week. Get ready to feel your brain slide into a slurry of psychoanalysis and maybe, just maybe, a little bit about the last week of comic books. What are you so scared of, dear listener? Just hit play!0:08:09 - Well Welcome Wellmer!0:14:48 - DC K.O. #30:24:13 - Absolute Superman #15 mini-moment0:26:20 - Questions from the Chat!0:27:20 - Dungeons of Doom #10:31:50 - The Ultimates #200:39:34 - Where Does the Rainbow End? #10:41:46 - Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees: The Rite of Spring #50:45:00 - Action Comics #10940:48:27 - Jeff's Buckshot!0:51:29 - Babs: The Black Road South #10:54:46 - Transformers #280:55:40 - Wonder Woman: Black & Gold 2026 Special #1SPOILERS! Tread carefully dear listener, because we're going to talk about what happened in these books. So definitely pause this, read your comics, and come back. We'll still be here!And an enormous thank you, as always, to Andrew Carlson for editing this mess into something listenable.Subscribe to us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you like to get your podcasts.Email us at jeff@thecomicsplace.com! We love hearing from you and there's a good chance we will read it on air!Cover art by Carlos MagnoVisit us at The Comics Place next time you're in Bellingham, Washington!

Tom O'Mahony (Lions Led by Donkeys, Beneath the Skin, Bloodwork) joins the lads in Odyssey for further adventures in tower construction, child death dreams, and what happens when an honest to God ANGEL comes to town. Topics include the myth of the Tower of Babel, the brain soup of Phil Lollar, and what it means to believe that incredibly attractive men in very expensive suits are constantly watching your every move. Tom O'Mahony: Bluesky // Instagram BLOOD WORK: A podcast about the economy of violence. Spotify // Apple Podcasts // Patreon // Bluesky // Instagram Beneath the Skin: A podcast chronicling the interconnected history of the world through the complicated history of tattooing. Hosted by Art History professor, museum curator, and tattoo historian Dr. Matt Lodder, and podcast producer, and tattoo collector Thomas O'Mahony. The show is trying to tell the history of tattooing as it interweaves with politics, society, and the weirdest corners of the world. So why don't you join us, and take a journey beneath the skin. Spotify // Apple Podcasts // Patreon // Bluesky // Instagram Lions Led By Donkeys: A military history podcast for laughing at the worst military failures, inept commanders, and crazy stories from throughout the history of human conflict. Spotify // Apple Podcasts // Patreon // Bluesky // Instagram Media Referenced in this Episode: Adventures in Odyssey #416 - “The Tower” #144 - “Someone to Watch Over Me” #406-408 - “Malachi's Message, Parts 1-3” TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Interstitial: “Three Guys, A Bear, and A Burger Place” // Written by A.J. Ditty // Feat. Brian Alford as “Alistair Adelman”, A.J. Ditty as “Melvin/Estragon/Phoebear”, and Josh Boerman as “Timmy ‘Taxman' Thompson”

Author Joe Battaglia discusses his debut novel, Beneath the Rings. Joe is a seasoned sports journalist who spent years covering the Olympic Games. His experiences inspired Beneath the Rings, which centers around a terrorist event at the 2040 Summer Olympic Games in Doha. In this story, an independent journalist finds herself in the center of an international hostage situation and has to race against time to uncover the terrorist plot steeped in corruption, trafficking, and revenge to save the Olympic Games from international disaster. Joe has drawn upon his nearly thirty-year career in journalism, including coverage of multiple Olympic Games, to craft a fictional story based on an amalgamation of people he's known, places he's been, and events he's witnessed.

2026 Show Notes Adendum: This was the very first "official episode" of Ch 2 - approx 9 months after Hugues and I's "fun one-off", which at the time had no strings attached! PRODUCTION CAVEATS:  Just like the 2019 one-off, this was recorded using an M-Audio MobilePre XLR-to-USB audio interface and AudioTechnica AT2020 condenser mic, and was recorded down in a very echoey basement room. Also, I hadn't [yet] started editing out the "ums" yet. However, unlike the 2019 one-off, I had moved onto Linux by this point, so it was produced in a mix of Audacity and Ardour, rather than in GarageBand and was produced on a 2017 Dell Latitude 7480 laptop (docked to an external monitor, KBM, and sound system) rather than on a 2014 Mac Mini. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------Original 2020 Show Notes------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It's the Dawning of a new Era! You are Tuned to Nerd Noise Radio – Channel 2! Today's inaugural installment is C2E1, for Theme Thursday, Sept 17th, 2020. Today's theme is “Songs of the Pandemic”.     Track# - Track – Game – System – Composer(s) - Selected By – Timestamp    01: The Runaway (City on the Horizon – Instrumental) - 198X – Multi – Daniel Rosenqvist and/or Anton Dromberg (UFD?) - St. John  a: Music / Intro: 00:00:00  b: Conversation: 00:03:47  02: Overdrive – Saturday Morning RPG – Multi – Vince DiCola and/or Kenny Merideth - Hugues  a: Music: 00:11:05  b: Conversation: 00:13:19  03: Unholy Impact – Mother Russia Bleeds – Multi – Fixions – St. John  a: Music: 00:19:10  b: Conversation: 00:24:28  04: The Abyss – Trails in the Sky the 3rd - PC / PSP – Hayoto Sonoda - Hugues  a: Music: 00:27:28  b: Conversation: 00:30:04  05: They're Back – Streets of Rage 4 – Multi – Yuzo Koshiro – St. John  a: Music: 00:35:17  b: Conversation: 00:38:24  06: Power or Technique – Trails of Cold Steel III – PC / PS4 / Switch – Hayato Sonoda - Hugues  a: Music: 00:42:17  b: Conversation: 00:45:27  07: Friend Select – Air Zonk – Turbografx16 – Daisuke Morshima and/or Hisashi Matsushita – St. John  a: Music: 00:48:43  b: Conversation: 00:49:44  08: Bar – Dungeon Explorer – Turborafx16 – Tsukasa Masuko - Hugues  a: Music: 00:53:18  b: Conversation: 00:54:59  09: Demons Undulate – Alien Crush – Turbografx16 – St. John  a: Music: 00:58:35  b: Conversation: 01:01:00  10: Mako Reactor – Final Fantasy VII Remake – PS4 – c: Nobuo Uematsu / a: Masashi Hamauzu - Hugues  a: Music: 01:06:59  b: Conversation: 01:10:29  11: Behind the Cosmic Curtain – Samarost 3 – iOS / Android – Floex – St. John  a: Music: 01:19:32  b: Conversation: 01:22:09  12: Beneath the Mask (Rain – Instrumental) - Persona 5 – PS3 / PS4 - Shōji Meguro - Hugues  a: Music: 01:26:20  b: Conversation: 01:29:59  13: 10pm – Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Switch - Yasuaki Iwata, Yumi Takahashi, Shinobu Nagata, Sayako Doi, and/or Masato Ohashi – St. John  a: Music: 01:32:40  b: Conversation: 01:35:03  14:  Results (Golf) - Wii Sports – Wii – Kazumi Totaka - Hugues  a: Music: 01:45:29  b: Conversation: N/A (Included in previous conversation)  15: Blooper: 01:48:21    Total Episode Runtime: 01:48:55    LINKS:    retrogameclub.net    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/retro-game-club/id1453018680?mt=2    nerdnoiseradio.blogspot.com    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nerd-noise-radio/id1191401173    Twitter: @NerdNoiseRadio    Facebook: facebook.com/NerdNoiseRadio/    This is our LAST CALL for track submissions for December's Channel 1 “Best of 2019 – listener picks!” Here is the list of eligible tracks!     https://archive.org/details/nerd-noise-radio-best-of-2019-eligible-track-list-simplified    Please get us tracks as soon as possible. Deadline is 09/30/2020!    On Archive dot org, there is a Super Bonus – music only! All the music from this episode, without any of the talking. This will be something we do with every Channel 2 episode moving forward! We also went back in time and created a parallel Super Bonus from last December's “Episode Zero”: “Nerd Noise Game Club”. So, go check those out!    Lastly, make sure you catch the blog post, as it contains a lot of additional notes about Channel 2! Here's the Link:    https://nerdnoiseradio.blogspot.com/2020/09/nerd-noise-radio-channel-2-episode-1.html      Thanks for listening! Join us again in December for C2E2: Holiday / Wintry Theme [Episode Title TBD] 

Fluent Fiction - Mandarin Chinese: Journey to the Oasis: Enlightenment Beneath the Dunes Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/zh/episode/2026-01-21-08-38-20-zh Story Transcript:Zh: 在无尽的沙丘下，天空纯净得仿佛让人感受到一种超越时空的世界。En: Beneath the endless dunes, the sky was so pure that it seemed to evoke a world beyond time and space.Zh: 在塔克拉玛干沙漠的深处，紫涵一步一步地走着，汗水顺着脸颊流下。En: Deep within the Taklamakan Desert, Zihan walked step by step, sweat streaming down his cheeks.Zh: 他的目标是赶在春节前到达一个古老的圣地，寻求精神上的启迪。En: His goal was to reach an ancient sacred place before the Lunar New Year to seek spiritual enlightenment.Zh: 他身边陪伴着一位经验丰富的向导，美霖。她对这个沙漠的每一个角落都了如指掌。En: Accompanying him was an experienced guide, Meilin, who knew every corner of this desert intimately.Zh: 尽管天空晴朗，白天的热浪如同一条巨蛇，紧紧地缠绕在紫涵的身体上。En: Despite the clear sky, the daytime heat waves coiled around Zihan like a giant snake, tightly binding his body.Zh: 他感到头晕目眩，脚步变得越来越沉重。En: He felt dizzy, his steps becoming increasingly heavy.Zh: 美霖注意到了紫涵的异样，她停下脚步，轻声说道：“紫涵，我们需要休息了。En: Meilin noticed Zihan's condition and stopped, softly saying, "Zihan, we need to rest.Zh: 再继续走下去，你的身体会撑不住的。”En: If you keep going, your body won't hold up."Zh: 紫涵心中挣扎着，他非常渴望在春节到来前实现自己的目标，但他也知道必须听从美霖的建议。En: Zihan struggled internally, eager to achieve his goal before the New Year, but he also knew he must heed Meilin's advice.Zh: 他们在有限的树荫下停了下来。En: They stopped under the limited shade of some trees.Zh: 美霖随手擦去紫涵额头上的汗水，用沙漠中的干草和毯子为他搭建了一个简单的遮阳处。En: Meilin casually wiped the sweat from Zihan's forehead and used desert grass and blankets to set up a simple shelter.Zh: “我们必须离开这里，找到水源。”美霖用坚定的目光看着他。En: "We must leave here and find a water source," Meilin said, looking at him with determination.Zh: 紫涵点了点头。En: Zihan nodded.Zh: 他明白自己没有选择，只能信任美霖的判断。En: He understood he had no choice but to trust Meilin's judgment.Zh: 就在这时，紫涵的身体不再支持，他突然晕倒在地。En: Just then, Zihan's body could no longer support him, and he suddenly fainted to the ground.Zh: 美霖不惊慌，她凭借多年的经验找到了一条通往隐藏绿洲的小路。En: Without panicking, Meilin relied on her years of experience to find a path leading to a hidden oasis.Zh: 她用尽全力将紫涵扶起，带他前往那片生机勃勃的绿洲。En: She used all her strength to lift Zihan and take him to the vibrant oasis.Zh: 当紫涵在绿洲清凉的水中感受到生命的回归时，他心头的焦虑消散了。En: When Zihan felt life returning to him in the cool waters of the oasis, his anxiety dissipated.Zh: 他开始明白，自己追求的目标虽要紧，但领悟智慧的路上有时需要耐心，也需要接受别人的帮助。En: He began to understand that although his goal was important, the path to enlightenment sometimes required patience and accepting help from others.Zh: 当他苏醒过来，看到美霖已经为他们准备好了简单的食物和温热的喝水。En: When he woke up, he saw that Meilin had already prepared simple food and warm water for them.Zh: 紫涵微笑着点头，感激而坚定地对美霖说：“谢谢你，我学到了一课。”En: Zihan nodded with a smile, grateful and determined, saying to Meilin, "Thank you, I've learned a lesson."Zh: 美霖微微一笑，拍拍他的肩膀。En: Meilin smiled slightly and patted his shoulder.Zh: 太阳在天空中缓缓下沉，他们凝望着远处金色的沙丘，意识到这次旅程不只是为了到达，而是为了在路上获得成长与启迪。En: As the sun slowly set in the sky, they gazed at the golden dunes in the distance, realizing this journey wasn't just about reaching a destination but growing and gaining insight along the way.Zh: 在这片无人区中，紫涵找到了他理解的那份智慧，旅程才刚刚开始。En: In this wilderness, Zihan found the wisdom he sought to understand, and the journey had just begun. Vocabulary Words:dunes: 沙丘evoke: 感受到enlightenment: 启迪accompanying: 陪伴intimately: 了如指掌coiled: 缠绕dizzy: 头晕目眩heed: 听从oasis: 绿洲anxiety: 焦虑patience: 耐心vibrant: 生机勃勃insight: 领悟faint: 晕倒nodded: 点头determination: 坚定struggled: 挣扎judgment: 判断shelter: 遮阳处returning: 回归grateful: 感激patted: 拍拍destination: 目的地gazes: 凝望wilderness: 无人区wisdom: 智慧experienced: 经验丰富source: 水源sank: 下沉lifeless: 无生命的

For years, Mark Coster was presumed gone—declared dead without a body ever being found. But when his remains surface inside his own home, investigators must unravel how a killer hid in plain sight and how one confession finally exposed the truth behind a death that went unnoticed for years.View source material and photos for this episode at: anatomyofmurder.com/the-man-beneath-the-floorboardsCan't get enough AoM? Find us on social media!Instagram: @aom_podcast | @audiochuckTwitter: @AOM_podcast | @audiochuckFacebook: /listenAOMpod | /audiochuckllc Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

When people experience sexual problems, the instinct is often to ask, “What's wrong with me?” or “How do I fix this?” But what if those struggles are actually meaningful signals or clues that something deeper needs attention? In today’s show, we’re exploring a different way of understanding sexual difficulties: as doorways to unconscious emotional and relational truths. My guest is Juliane Maxwald, a licensed psychoanalyst, couples therapist, and AASECT-certified sex therapist based in New York City. She has over fifteen years of experience working with individuals and couples. She is the author of the new book Psychoanalytic Sex Therapy: Exploring the Unconscious Life of Sexuality. Some of the specific topics we explore in this episode include: What does it mean to treat sexual symptoms as a form of unconscious communication? Why is it important to get curious about the deeper issues behind sexual problems? If someone is experiencing “out of control” porn use, what might the deeper issue behind that be? What kind of emotional information do sexual fantasies carry? What does healing or recovery from a sexual problem actually look like? To learn more about Juliane’s work, visit her website and find her on Instagram @julianemaxwald. Listeners can receive 20% off her new book, Psychoanalytic Sex Therapy, via this link. Got a sex question? Send me a podcast voicemail to have it answered on a future episode at speakpipe.com/sexandpsychology. *** Thank you to our sponsors!  If you want to make this year less about fixing yourself and more about understanding yourself, check out Beducated. Featuring more than 100 online courses taught by the experts, Beducated brings pleasure-based sex ed directly into your bedroom. Kick off your journey by taking Beducated's Quiz to get your personalized roadmap to sexual happiness at https://beducate.me/pd2602-lehmiller  Load Boost is a supplement designed to improve the taste, volume, and overall health of your semen. If you want to elevate your sexual performance, check out Load Boost from VB Health. Visit vb.health to learn more and save 10% with code JUSTIN. Passionate about building a career in sexuality? Check out the Sexual Health Alliance. With SHA, you’ll connect with world-class experts and join an engaged community of sexuality professionals from around the world. Visit SexualHealthAlliance.com and start building the sexuality career of your dreams today. *** Want to learn more about Sex and Psychology? Click here for previous articles or follow the blog on Facebook, Twitter, or Bluesky to receive updates. You can also follow Dr. Lehmiller on YouTube and Instagram. Listen and stream all episodes on Apple, Spotify, or Amazon. Subscribe to automatically receive new episodes and please rate and review the podcast! Credits: Precision Podcasting (Podcast editing) and Shutterstock/Florian (Music). Image created with Canva; photos used with permission of guest.

So many of our choices are shaped less by desire and more by expectation. We chase prestige, status, or recognition, only to arrive and realize we were climbing the wrong ladder. Beneath burnout and the friction, there's often the truth that we were never pursuing what we truly wanted. In this episode, we explore the concept of mimetic desire, how it misguides our ambitions, and how to reclaim our decisions. Finally, we examine how fear of judgment and shame shape our careers more than we think, and what it takes to break free.Guest bio: Josh Russell, MD, is double board-certified in Emergency Medicine and Palliative Care. He's held leadership roles as a Chief Medical Officer in telehealth, artificial intelligence, and urgent care systems. He's an experienced clinician, writer, educator, and medical editor with a passion for making complex topics accessible. LinkedIn article that spurred this podcastJosh's WebsiteWe Discuss:Mimetic Desire: Chasing What Others WantThe Trap of “Should”: Internalized ShameThe Concentric Circles of StressorsFinding What You Really WantThe Ladder Against the Wrong WallActionable Reflection PracticesMentioned in this episode:Awake and Aware | March 1-4, 2026Our annual retreat. Scottsdale, AZ. If you want to recalibrate and reset, this is for you. Registration closes Feb 14, 2026.Learn More HereDoctoring Done Well | Bite-Sized WinsEvery other week, a few minutes of career-elevating insight delivered straight to your inbox. The Doctoring Done Well Newsletter is never lame, never spammy, and always fresh.Sign up for our Newsletter

Americans don't like fruit cake. This issue comes up every December when Sari, having stolen the job from me, sets about making the family Christmas cake. It is a divine confection - currants, sultanas, cherries, candied peel and almonds, liberally presoaked in whiskey and then folded in with flour, eggs, butter and spices and baked for hours at a low temperature. The scent in the kitchen is intoxicating but temporary as the cake, when cooled, is encased first in almond icing and then in royal icing. It weighs in at a hefty eight pounds and tastes magnificent when I can no longer restrain myself on Christmas Eve or Christmas Morning.

In this episode, recorded on Friday, January 16, we examine the inflation outlook and the growing influence of geopolitics on financial markets. A superficially benign headline CPI reading obscures a firmer underlying inflationary trend that is likely to assert itself later in the year. Other inflation gauges are already running hotter, raising questions about whether the CPI is understating price pressures. We also consider the economic drag from the resumption of student loan payments, the withdrawal of health care subsidies, the inflationary impulse from tariffs, and recent developments in Venezuela. Taken together, these forces point to a more challenging backdrop for equity markets in the months ahead.

Favorite Supporting Character - Dr. Zeller (Batman), Pegasus (Absolute Wonder Woman), Bruce Wayne's Friend Group (Absolute Batman), The Northerner (Redcoat) - 4x tie Favorite Villain - Bane (Absolute Batman), Samantha Strong (Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees), Hades (Absolute Wonder Woman) - 4x tie Favorite Hero – Absolute Batman, Superman, Batman, Spider-Man Noir - 4x tie Favorite TV Show Based on a Comic Book – Daredevil: Born Again, Peacemaker Favorite Movie Based on a Comic Book – Captain America: Brave New World, Superman Favorite Cover - Transformers #25, Redcoat #13, Absolute Wonder Woman #6 Holy Sh*T Moment of the Year – DC & Marvel don't release Batman/Deadpool digitally, DC & Marvel publishing books again, Val Richards Dies (One World Under Doom), Beneath the Trees #3 - 4x tie Favorite Limited Series or OGN - Exquisite Corpses, Predator vs. Spider-Man, Superman Treasury Edition, Beneath the Trees Where No One: Rite of Spring Favorite Writer – Joshua Williamson, James Tynion IV & Michael Walsh, Matt Fraction Favorite Artist – Dan Mora (DC Comics), Jorge Jimenez (Batman), Tomas Giorello (Planet Death),  Favorite Event or Crossover – Predator vs. Spider-Man, DC KO - 2x tie Favorite New Series – Exquisite Corpses, Nova: Centurion Favorite Ongoing Series – GI Joe, Transformers, Batman (Matt Fraction)

Fluent Fiction - Hungarian: Chance Encounters: A Love Story Beneath Budapest's Basilica Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/hu/episode/2026-01-20-08-38-19-hu Story Transcript:Hu: Budapest téli esővel köszöntötte az új napot.En: Budapest greeted the new day with winter rain.Hu: A szél hidegen fújt végig az utcákon, hópelyhek keveredtek az esőcseppekkel, ahogy az emberek menedéket kerestek.En: The wind blew coldly through the streets, mixing snowflakes with raindrops as people sought shelter.Hu: A történelmi Szent István-bazilika impozáns állomása volt a város központjában, ahol néhányan meghúzódtak a hirtelen jött vihar elől.En: The historic Szent István-bazilika was a magnificent landmark in the city's center, where some found refuge from the sudden storm.Hu: Bence, egy csendes egyetemista, a történelem szerelmese, éppen a bazilika előtt sétált.En: Bence, a quiet university student and lover of history, was walking right in front of the basilica.Hu: Kezében egy könyv, mely az építészet világát tárta fel.En: In his hand was a book that unveiled the world of architecture.Hu: A hideg némaságát megzavarta a zuhogó eső, ami beűzte őt a templom impozáns ajtói alá.En: The cold silence was disrupted by the pouring rain, driving him under the church's imposing doors.Hu: Míg a párkány alatt menedékre lelt, maga elé meredt, lassan szemügyre vette az épület bonyolult díszítéseit.En: While he found shelter under the eaves, he gazed ahead, slowly examining the building's intricate decorations.Hu: Kívülről - régi idők titkokkal teli homlokzata - lenyűgözte őt.En: From the outside - its facade filled with secrets of old times - it captivated him.Hu: Ekkor érkezett Réka, egy talpraesett, vidám fotós, kamerájával a nyakában.En: Then arrived Réka, a resourceful, cheerful photographer with her camera hanging around her neck.Hu: Ruhájáról szivárgott a víz, mégis mosoly ült az arcán.En: Her clothes were soaked, yet a smile graced her face.Hu: Bár éppen most lépett ki egy kapcsolatból, mindig nyitott maradt az új élményekre, különösen, ha azok fényképezéssel kapcsolatosak.En: Although she had just come out of a relationship, she remained open to new experiences, especially those related to photography.Hu: Amikor meglátta Bencét a lépcsőn, habozott.En: When she saw Bence on the stairs, she hesitated.Hu: A múlt fájdalmai még mindig kísértették, de a kíváncsiság vezette őt.En: Past pains still haunted her, but curiosity led her on.Hu: A két fiatal véletlenül találkozott a templom csendes árnyékában.En: The two young people met by chance in the silent shadow of the church.Hu: Bence összeszedte a bátorságát, és óvatosan megszólította Rékát.En: Bence mustered the courage and carefully spoke to Réka.Hu: „Szép a bazilika, nem igaz?” - kérdezte lágy, mégis remegő hangon.En: “The basilica is beautiful, isn't it?” he asked in a soft but trembling voice.Hu: Réka meglepődött, majd szívesen válaszolt.En: Réka was surprised, then readily replied.Hu: „Igen, hihetetlen, mennyi részlet van akár csak egy domborműben is.”En: “Yes, it's incredible how much detail there is even in just one relief.”Hu: Beszélgetésük lassan, de biztosan mélyült.En: Their conversation slowly but surely deepened.Hu: Bence mesélt az épület történetének lenyűgöző elemeiről, miközben Réka nem csak kamerájával, de szívével is kezdte megörökíteni a pillanat különlegességét.En: Bence spoke of the building's fascinating historical elements, while Réka began to capture the moment's uniqueness not just with her camera, but also with her heart.Hu: Kiderült, hogy kettejük szenvedélye fonódik össze - az építészeti csodák felfedezése és azok művészi ábrázolása.En: It became apparent that their passions intertwined – the discovery of architectural wonders and their artistic portrayal.Hu: Ahogy az eső elállt, a nap előbújt a felhők mögül.En: As the rain subsided, the sun peeked out from behind the clouds.Hu: A bazilika fénye újra ragyogni kezdett, és úgy tűnt, a két fiatal is felragyogott.En: The basilica's light began to shine again, and it seemed the two young people did as well.Hu: Döntöttek: együtt folytatják.En: They made a decision: to continue together.Hu: Új városi kalandokat terveztek, séta közben új ötleteket vitatva meg, hogy miként tudnák ötvözni Bence tudását és Réka kreativitását.En: They planned new urban adventures, discussing new ideas as they walked, on how they could combine Bence's knowledge with Réka's creativity.Hu: Zsófia, Réka közeli barátja, tanácsokkal látta el, hogy ne féljen nyitni új emberek felé.En: Zsófia, Réka's close friend, advised her not to be afraid to open up to new people.Hu: „Adj esélyt magadnak, és meglátod, mi történik” - mondta mindig.En: “Give yourself a chance, and see what happens,” she always said.Hu: A bazilika lépcsőit elhagyva, Bence és Réka egymásra pillantottak, tudva, hogy egy új fejezet veszi kezdetét.En: Leaving the basilica stairs, Bence and Réka glanced at each other, knowing that a new chapter was beginning.Hu: A hideg tél közepén melegséget leltek egy váratlan beszélgetésben, s az előttük álló közös úton.En: In the middle of the cold winter, they found warmth in an unexpected conversation and on the shared path ahead. Vocabulary Words:greeted: köszöntötteraindrops: esőcseppekrefuge: menedékunveiled: tárta felintricate: bonyolultresourceful: talpraesettsoaked: szivárgottmustered: összeszedtetrembling: remegőrelief: domborműfascinating: lenyűgözőcaptivated: lenyűgözteportrayal: ábrázolásasubsided: elálltpeeked: előbújtadvised: tanácsokkal látta elhesitated: habozottcuriosity: kíváncsiságexamining: szemügyre vetteurban: városiadventures: kalandokatintertwined: fonódik összeimposing: impozánsfacade: homlokzatahaunted: kísértettékunexpected: váratlanamid: közepénchapter: fejezeteaves: párkányglanced: pillantottak

In this episode of Bigfoot's Wilderness, we explore the hollow beneath the pines: a shallow depression hidden from the wind and the snow, where signs of occupation appear and disappear without explanation.Blankets, scattered clothing, pressed needles, and the unmistakable sense that something has been living just out of sight. As winter closes in, the question isn't what's out there — it's how long it's been there… and why it chose that place. This is a story about quiet survival, missed moments, and the uneasy feeling that the forest doesn't always give up its inhabitants. Some shelters aren't built. They're claimed. Listen closely. Not everything that lives in the woods wants to be found.

The second week of the series, "Beneath the Surface",  explores how lust is an all-consuming, selfish craving for things like power, success, status, or control. It is a good desire that has been corrupted beneath the surface. Lust is a destructive, soul-cancer that damages relationships, purpose, and identity. While Christ-like love (as seen in 1 Corinthians 13:1-8) is the “most excellent way” to live with influence and ambition without being mastered by them. Paul's description of love reveals how love centers others while lust centers self. Rather than striving to master all sixteen qualities of love through effort alone, believers are called to fix their focus on Jesus, trusting that abiding in Him produces genuine love from the inside out. When Jesus becomes the focus, love becomes the foundation, and lust loses its power.

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Reaction and Response to "Why Roman Catholics Should Not Become Orthodox?"What if the hunger for stability isn't nostalgia, but a compass? Cloud of Witnesses discussion panel today is made up of John St John, James St Simon, Mario Andrew, and Jeremy Jeremiah.  The panel reacts to a pro-Catholic video that warns against becoming Orthodox and use it to surface the deeper questions: where does authority live, how does doctrine truly develop, and what keeps worship both beautiful and trustworthy?We react to a polemical Roman Catholic video urging Catholics not to convert to Eastern Orthodoxy and test its claims about apostolic unity, papal authority, doctrinal development, and universality. Along the way we share personal stories, weigh history against worship, and ask what sustains faith without constant change.• claims about Peter, Rome and Antioch• first among equals versus universal jurisdiction• councils as the arbiter of faith• slowness as protection against novelty• filioque and changes to the Creed• Marian dogmas and the limits of development• beauty and recognition in unchanging liturgy• ethnicity, national churches and real unity• pastoral gaps, weak catechesis and frustration• how to speak to Catholics considering OrthodoxyWe start with apostolic unity and the claim that Peter's office guarantees visible communion. From there, we trace how Orthodoxy understands primacy as “first among equals,” rooted in the shared authority of the apostles and the ecumenical councils. The conversation tests historical flashpoints—Peter in Antioch, Chalcedon weighing Leo's Tome, and moments when Rome's stance faltered—asking whether unity requires a single final arbiter or a conciliar process that takes time to mature. Rather than papering over differences, we probe them: is slow consensus a weakness, or a safeguard against novelty?Doctrinal development takes center stage as we compare clarifications in the West with what the East calls faithful continuity. We wrestle with the filioque's addition to the Creed, later Marian dogmas, and the principle that the symbol of faith should not be amended. Along the way, we get personal: stories of Catholics who feel adrift amid liturgical inconsistency, the draw of Orthodox worship that “feels” ancient because it is, and the complicated mix of ethnicity and universality that outsiders often misread. Beneath jurisdictions, we argue, stands a single sacramental life held together by councils, shared prayer, and a reluctance to innovate.If you've ever wondered why some Catholics look East, or how Orthodoxy claims to hold the line without a papal office, this conversation gives you history, theology, and lived experience in equal measure. Listen, reflect, and tell us where you stand—what convinces you most: authority, continuity, or the beauty that calls you home?Questions about Orthodoxy? Please check out our friends at Ghost of Byzantium Discord server: https://discord.gg/JDJDQw6tdhPlease prayerfully consider supporting Cloud of Witnesses: https://www.patreon.com/CloudofWitnessesFind Cloud of Witnesses on Instagram, X.com, Facebook, and TikTok.Please leave a comment with your thoughts!

This week, with the super flu ravaging the United States, Josh Flanagan is barely hanging on while the Patron Pick allows for Conor Kilpatrick to explore  his Robin feelings. Plus somehow they forget how their own long-running segment works. Note: Time codes are estimates due to dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:00:17 Pick of the Week:00:01:21  – G.I. Joe #17 Comics:00:09:27 – Black Cat #600:13:37 – DC K.O. #300:17:47 – The Avengers #800 (34)00:25:24 – Dungeons of Doom #100:26:25 – Logan: Black, White & Blood #100:33:20 – Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees: Rite of Spring #5 Patron Pick:00:36:42 – Batman and Robin #29 Patron Thanks:00:47:36  – Seth Johnson Audience Questions:00:49:15 – Kyle R. from the True North of California thinks that it's time for The Jamokes to admit they like horror. Brought To You By: iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or join for a full year and get a discount! You can also make a one time donation of any amount! iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got TWENTY THREE designs! Music:“I Ran (So Far Away)”A Flock of Seagulls Watch The iFanboy After Show for Pick of the Week #1009! Listen to Conor, Josh, and Ron on their other show Goodfellas Minute. Listen to Conor and Ron reminisce about Goodfellas Minute on Sporadicast: An Oral History of Movies by Minutes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Beneath the Surface, Jealousy: Matt Metzger | January 18, 2026

00:00 – The 4-Year Secret: A Prophetic Word for "40" 03:22 – "Kids These Days": The History of Generational complaint 07:45 – The Key to Evangelism: Learning to Trust Those "Beneath" You 10:15 – The Garden & The Cross: God's History of Entrusting Humans 13:30 – Jesus and the Teenagers: The Risk of the Disciples 15:45 – The Malachi Mandate: Turning Hearts of Fathers to Sons 19:20 – Barrier #1: The Idol of Nostalgia 23:45 – Barrier #2: Rejection of Feedback 27:50 – True Leadership: Giving Power Away 31:15 – Commissioning the Generations

Michelle shares her experiences growing up in a large family property in the Philippines—land that sat in the middle of a busy city, yet somehow felt isolated after dark. One night, while walking home in a good mood, she felt an overwhelming and unexplained warning enter her mind: don't look up. Beneath a dark window above the maid's quarters, her body froze, her instincts screamed, and the sensation of being watched became impossible to ignore.Years later, in the same home, something else revealed itself. While studying alone in her bedroom, Michelle repeatedly noticed small figures running just outside her door—child-sized shapes that vanished the moment she looked directly at them. When she finally tried to confront what she thought were pranksters, there was no one there.These encounters weren't dramatic—but they were persistent. And they left behind a feeling that something had always been there, quietly observing.#TrueGhostStory #ParanormalEncounter #HauntedHouse #ShadowFigures #Unexplained #PhilippinesParanormal #TrueParanormal #CreepyEncounters #RealHaunting #GhostStoriesLove real ghost stories? Don't just listen—join us on YouTube and be part of the largest community of real paranormal encounters anywhere. Subscribe now and never miss a chilling new story:

Michelle shares her experiences growing up in a large family property in the Philippines—land that sat in the middle of a busy city, yet somehow felt isolated after dark. One night, while walking home in a good mood, she felt an overwhelming and unexplained warning enter her mind: don't look up. Beneath a dark window above the maid's quarters, her body froze, her instincts screamed, and the sensation of being watched became impossible to ignore.Years later, in the same home, something else revealed itself. While studying alone in her bedroom, Michelle repeatedly noticed small figures running just outside her door—child-sized shapes that vanished the moment she looked directly at them. When she finally tried to confront what she thought were pranksters, there was no one there.These encounters weren't dramatic—but they were persistent. And they left behind a feeling that something had always been there, quietly observing.#TrueGhostStory #ParanormalEncounter #HauntedHouse #ShadowFigures #Unexplained #PhilippinesParanormal #TrueParanormal #CreepyEncounters #RealHaunting #GhostStoriesLove real ghost stories? Don't just listen—join us on YouTube and be part of the largest community of real paranormal encounters anywhere. Subscribe now and never miss a chilling new story:

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