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Last time we spoke about the fall of Hong Kong. As dawn broke on December 20, 1941, Japanese battalions tightened their grip on Hong Kong Island. While the defenders fought desperately at Repulse Bay Hotel, Wongneichong Gap, and the heights around Mount Nicholson and Mount Cameron, piecemeal counter-attacks by exhausted Canadians, Royal Scots, Rajputs, and Hong Kong Volunteers were shattered by rain, darkness, and poor coordination.Resistance stiffened at Stanley Peninsula, but ammunition ran low and hope faded. On Christmas Eve, the Japanese stormed St Stephen's College hospital. They bayoneted wounded soldiers in their beds, murdered doctors, and raped nurses in an orgy of horror that became known as the St Stephen's Massacre.On Christmas morning—forever "Black Christmas"—Governor Young surrendered the colony after seventeen days of fighting. As white flags rose, Rear-Admiral Chan Chak and a small party made a daring escape by sea under fire, eventually rescued by Chinese Communist guerrillas of the East River Column who would save hundreds more lives in the months ahead.   #219 The Malayan Campaign Part 1: Bicycle Blitzkrieg   Welcome to the Fall and Rise of China Podcast, I am your dutiful host Craig Watson. But, before we start I want to also remind you this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Perhaps you want to learn more about the history of Asia? Kings and Generals have an assortment of episodes on history of asia and much more  so go give them a look over on Youtube. So please subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry for some more history related content, over on my channel, the Pacific War Channel where I cover the history of China and Japan from the 19th century until the end of the Pacific War. Now in the last episode we spoke about the battle of Hong Kong, which of course was fought on Chinese territory and did involve Chinese participation. I took some time to think about what aspects of the early Pacific War should be covered in depth here, ie: what pertains the most to the Chinese experience. We are not going to talk about the Philippines or Dutch East Indies, but the Malayan campaign and fall of Singapore I would argue need to be dived into. There was a lot of ethnic Chinese participation in this campaign. No worries after this brief series on the Malayan Campaign we will be jumping back to China. Following World War One, Britain sought to counter growing Japanese ambitions by establishing a major naval base in Singapore during the 1920s. The location offered strategic advantages, particularly its exemption from the Washington Naval Treaty's non-fortification clause, making it ideal for housing a powerful deterrent fleet. The plan was straightforward: maintain overwhelming naval superiority to discourage Japanese expansion. Yet this calculation proved dangerously optimistic. Japanese aggression accelerated throughout the 1930s, while the European war's outbreak in 1939 drained Britain's resources, leaving its Far Eastern colonies—Malaya, Burma, and Hong Kong—dangerously exposed. Churchill remained convinced that Japan would not strike in 1941, prompting him to channel reinforcements toward the Mediterranean theater. The defensive strategy hinged on buying time; should Japan attack, British forces would delay the enemy while holding Singapore as a fortress until relief arrived. This plan contained a fatal flaw: Britain lacked the capacity to actually send reinforcements to the region. Commander-in-Chief Robert Brooke-Popham led Britain's Far Eastern Command from Malaysia, acutely aware of the challenge ahead. Lieutenant-General Arthur Percival commanded ground forces comprising 31 poorly trained infantry battalions—approximately 88,600 personnel total—largely untrained for jungle warfare. These troops were distributed across three divisions. Air defense proved equally problematic. With only fourteen squadrons flying outdated aircraft, the RAF faced a critical shortfall. Squadrons were scattered across multiple airfields: Vickers Vildebeest and PBY Catalina aircraft at Seletar; Bristol Blenheims at Tengah; Brewster Buffalos at Sembawang and Kallang; further Buffalos and Blenheims at Sungei Patani; Lockheed Hudsons at Kota Bharu; and additional Blenheims at Kuantan and Alor Setar. Allied units occupied three strategic zones. The Indian 11th Infantry Division under Major General David Murray-Lyon held northern Malaya, defending airfields and the Thai frontier from positions near Kota Bharu, Jitra, and Alor Setar. These installations remained lightly garrisoned and vulnerable. The Indian 9th Infantry Division occupied central Malaya, tasked with holding delaying positions at Jitra and Gurun—positions themselves poorly constructed and uncoordinated. Australia's 8th Division under Gordon Bennett anchored the south near Mersing and Johor, forming the last line before Singapore's fortress. Singapore itself bristled with coastal defenses and commanded a substantial naval garrison, expected to repel any Japanese approach. A week before Japan's offensive erupted, Churchill sent Force Z to Singapore—the battleship Prince of Wales, battlecruiser Repulse, and four destroyers. Despite vigorous objections from admirals, particularly Captain William Davis, who warned the Prince of Wales without air cover would be "a hostage to fortune," Churchill overruled them, seeking to project confidence and maintain American goodwill. Admiral Sir Tom Phillips commanded Force Z. Known as "Tom Thumb" for his diminutive stature, Phillips sparked controversy—critics labeled him a "desk admiral"—yet Field Marshal Smuts called him "an admirable choice" and American Admiral Thomas Hart praised his administrative acumen. Phillips' record was mixed. He advocated astutely for tank deployment in Malaya and correctly questioned the Brewster Buffalo's effectiveness, urging Hurricanes instead. Yet he fatally underestimated the threat aircraft posed to capital ships, believing the Prince of Wales' anti-aircraft batteries could defend a maneuvering vessel. An unnoticed handicap compounded this: tropical humidity had disabled the Prince of Wales' fire-control computer before she ever fired. Force Z reached Singapore on December 2, 1941, amid misplaced confidence. Nineteen-year-old Richard Smith recalled: "Everyone believed the Japanese fleet was made of rice paper and string. We assumed we would crush them effortlessly." Churchill's public declaration seemed to goad Japan into action. Admiral Yamamoto responded decisively, dispatching thirty-six Mitsubishi bombers to reinforce existing aircraft and ordering intensive training for "ship-killing"—specialized torpedo and bombing attacks. Three air groups, led by Miyauchi, Nakanishi, and Shoji, trained relentlessly in low-level runs and ocean navigation. Phillips, stripped of air cover, commanded only aging destroyers alongside his capital ships. The stage was set for disaster. In November 1940, the German raider Atlantis captured the British steamer Automedon in the Indian Ocean, seizing documents destined for Air Marshal Brooke-Popham that exposed Singapore's vulnerabilities. The Germans shared this intelligence with Japan in December. By January 1941, the Japanese had also broken British Army codes, revealing the weakness of Singapore's defenses and enabling them to plan an invasion accordingly. The invasion of Malaya followed an audacious strategy devised by Colonel Tsuji Masanobu. Japanese forces would conduct amphibious landings in southern Thailand and northern Malaya, then push 400 miles through jungle terrain toward Singapore. The 25th Army, commanded by Lieutenant-General Yamashita Tomoyuki and initially comprising two divisions, led this operation, supported by Admiral Kondō Nobutake's 2nd Fleet, which provided convoy escort. Thailand's strategic position was crucial; the British could not defend it, offering Japan a favorable staging ground. Marshal Plaek Phibun, Thailand's leader, had informally agreed to allow Japanese passage but simultaneously negotiated with British and American diplomats, creating uncertainty. A second force, the 15th Army under Lieutenant-General Iida Shōjirō, was preparing to invade Burma through Thailand. If the Thai withheld passage by December 7, these forces would advance directly from Indochina. Brooke-Popham devised Operation Matador to counter the Japanese threat. This ambitious plan called for the 11th Indian Division to preemptively seize Singora and Patani—critical Thai ports essential to Japanese invasion plans. The operation's centerpiece was capturing the Ledge, a key terrain feature south of Patani. Control of the Ledge would allow British forces to block roads from Patani, securing retreat routes for the 11th Division and denying the Japanese access to rear areas. Failure would expose the British to encirclement and force withdrawal from Perak and Kedah. However, Matador faced insurmountable obstacles. Britain was uncertain whether Thailand would resist or accommodate Japan, and invading neutral Thai territory risked driving the Thai government into Japanese arms. Command hesitation, combined with poor intelligence, created fatal delays. Matador was never approved. Instead, authorities authorized Operation Krohcol, a scaled-down alternative named after the town of Kroh. This operation tasked a small British-Indian force with advancing into southern Thailand to capture the Ledge, destroy bridges and roads, and delay Japanese movements. Though far less ambitious than Matador, Krohcol represented Britain's final attempt at preemptive action. It would be activated only after Japan opened hostilities, but by then, opportunity had already slipped away.   On December 4, Japanese transport ships escorted by Admiral Kondō's fleet departed Hainan Island toward their objectives. Two days later, British reconnaissance spotted the fleet, but Brooke-Popham lacked authorization to intervene—he could only alert his forces. At 23:00 on December 7, Japan issued an ultimatum to Thailand, demanding passage and giving a two-hour response window. Unable to locate Prime Minister Phibun until late morning, Thailand was invaded hours later. From Indochina, Japanese Imperial Guards and the 55th Division landed at Phra Tabong and pushed northwest toward Aranyaprathet. The 5th Division's regiment landed at Patani while the division's main force seized Singora, quickly overwhelming Thai defenders. From Saigon, elements of the 15th Army conducted additional naval landings across Thailand but encountered unexpectedly fierce Thai resistance that stalled their progress. Just before Pearl Harbor came under attack, the Japanese 18th Division landed at Kota Bharu. The defenders—the 8th Indian Infantry Brigade under Brigadier B.W. Key, supported by artillery from the 21st Mountain Battery and the 73rd Field Battery—faced a daunting task. The 3/17th Dogra Regiment, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel G.A. Preston, held a 10-mile coastal stretch fortified with mines, barbed wire, and pillboxes overlooking the narrow beaches of Badang and Sabak, separated by estuaries and surrounded by creeks, lagoons, and swamp islands. The Dogras unleashed devastating fire as Japanese landing craft approached at midnight. Colonel Masanobu Tsuji observed that enemy pillboxes "responded with such overwhelming force that our men lying on the beach, partially submerged in water, could not lift their heads." The first waves were pinned down, with casualties mounting from artillery, machine gun fire, and Allied aircraft from nearby airfields. British Hudsons bombed the invasion fleet and stranded soldiers, sinking one Japanese transport and destroying seven of their own aircraft in the process. The defenders inflicted heavy casualties, but intense hand-to-hand combat eventually breached the line's center by 03:45, threatening the nearby airfield. Simultaneously, 17 Japanese bombers attacked Singapore with minimal damage and 61 casualties, surprising the British with evidence of enemy long-range aircraft. Japanese fighters and bombers dominated the skies over Kota Bharu and northern Malaysian airfields, demonstrating clear air superiority. Amid the chaos, counterattacks by Malayan battalions failed, forcing the British to destroy northern airfields to prevent capture. The defenders retreated from the beaches to Kota Bharu itself that night. As confusion engulfed British headquarters, Operation Krohcol commenced at 15:00. This scaled-down preemptive operation aimed to delay the Japanese invasion by securing and destroying the Ledge—a six-mile road carved through steep hillside with a sheer drop into a river. Blowing this section would severely impede enemy advance. The force consisted primarily of the 3/16th Punjab Regiment under Lieutenant Colonel Henry Moorhead, supplemented by engineers, traveling in Marmon-Herrington trucks provided by the Australian Motor Transport Company. Krohcol was undermanned from the start; the 5/14th Punjab Regiment and artillery battery failed to arrive on schedule, forcing the column to proceed without them. Crossing the border at Kroh, Indian troops encountered determined resistance from Thai police under Major Prayoon Rattanakit in Betong. These roadblocks delayed the Indian advance for two full days while Prayoon's officers simultaneously engaged Japanese forces at Patani. After several hours of combat, Japan and Thailand reached an armistice by midday, with Phibun granting Japan passage, though Thai forces remained neutral. Japanese forces at Patani, navigating poor roads but facing no opposition, began their advance toward the Ledge—approximately 60 miles distant—initiating a critical race against Krohcol to determine who would occupy this vital position first. Meanwhile, renewed fighting erupted at Kota Bharu as Japanese forces infiltrated around British strongpoints, causing alarm among commanders. By December 10, with the situation deteriorating, defenders received authorization to abandon Kota Bharu and withdraw south to Machang.   Just hours after the Pearl Harbor attack, Admiral Phillips ordered Force Z to intercept Japanese invasion forces in the South China Sea without air support. Phillips believed he could "finish quickly and escape to the east before the Japanese could organize a significant attack." Ten Brewster Buffaloes were assigned to support the fleet, but he departed without requesting their cover. Force Z failed to locate the Japanese fleet, which had moved northwest into the Gulf of Siam. By afternoon on December 9, Japanese submarine I-65 detected Force Z, followed by reconnaissance aircraft. When Phillips altered course toward Kuantan, crews grew complacent. Bert Wynn recalled shipboard conversation centered on sinking Japanese warships. A flag officer remarked to CBS correspondent Cecil Brown, "Oh, but they are Japanese. There's nothing to worry about." That evening, Brown questioned whether the British were overconfident given Pearl Harbor. Officers conceded theoretically but remained dismissive. One replied, "We just don't think the enemy is much good. They could not beat China for five years." At 11:00 AM on December 10, Japanese aircraft struck. Three waves of Nell and Betty bombers from Indochina, after more than five hours aloft, approached from the horizon. With no air support—Phillips had maintained radio silence—defense rested entirely on anti-aircraft batteries. Nells attacked at 12,000 feet, dropping 250 kg bombs. Repulse twisted violently, evading most, but one struck her seaplane deck, killing two dozen men instantly. At 11:30, seventeen Nells attacked at wave-top level, focusing on Prince of Wales. Nine aircraft divided their approach, flying below 100 feet from both bows. The ship's inexperienced anti-aircraft crews, hampered by inoperable radar from tropical humidity, struggled to track targets. Once torpedoes were released, the planes sped away, losing only one aircraft.   A single torpedo struck Prince of Wales near the outer propeller shaft. When restarted, water flooded engine room B. Auxiliary power failed, halting drainage and causing an 11.5-degree list to port. Her 5-inch guns became powerless; she slowed to 15 knots, severely crippled. At 12:20, twenty-six Bettys attacked in coordinated "anvil" assaults with simultaneous torpedo drops on both bows. Repulse evaded initially but two or three torpedoes found their mark. One crew member recalled, "Suddenly there was a massive explosion. I immediately knew we'd lost Repulse, for within seconds she took on a frightening list to port, so rapid no amount of counter flooding would save her." Captain's last order: "You've put up a good show, now save yourselves." At 12:23 PM, Repulse rolled over and sank stern-first, her enormous hull protruding vertically from the water. Men jumped into oil-blackened water; many drowned during hours of waiting while destroyer escorts frantically retrieved survivors. Cecil Brown described it as "a confusing, macabre game"—orange flames, white tracers, and gray aircraft "astonishingly close, like butterflies pinned on blue cardboard." With Repulse gone, bombers concentrated on the damaged Prince of Wales. At 12:44, a 500 kg bomb struck between her stacks where wounded crew sheltered, causing devastating casualties. Men ordered to abandon ship faced drowning if trapped below deck. Destroyers rushed in to save swimmers, though HMS Express nearly capsized in rescue efforts. Ten Buffaloes arrived as Prince of Wales sank—too late. One pilot recalled, "After an hour, lack of petrol forced me to leave, but during that hour I had seen many men in dire danger waving, cheering and joking, as if they were holiday-makers waving at a low-flying aircraft. It shook me, for here was something above human nature." In just over an hour, the battleship era ended: 47 British officers and 793 men perished, including Admiral Phillips. Repulse's captain later acknowledged, "The enemy's attacks were undoubtedly carried out magnificently and pressed home effectively. The high-level bombers maintained tight formation and did not veer off course." By December 10, Krohcol reached Betong, just 26 miles from the Ledge. However, a Japanese ambush caught them off-guard near the target, forcing retreat when they were only a mile away. The 5th Division's regiment reached the Ledge by midday, dealing the Indians significant casualties. By December 13, Krohcol was pushed back to Kroh, the operation failed. Meanwhile, the 5th Division advanced south from Singora toward Jitra. Major-General David Murray-Lyon commanded the 11th Indian Division's weak defensive positions at Jitra's road junction, unaware that the critical Alor Setar airfield had already been abandoned. His forces—6th Indian Brigade holding a 10-mile coastal sector, 15th Brigade covering the road, and 28th Brigade in reserve—had sent two delaying detachments on December 9. On December 11, Japanese tanks overwhelmed these covering battalions, inflicting heavy casualties. Murray-Lyon committed his reserves prematurely, leaving Alor Setar lightly defended. That night, Japanese tanks reached the main position north of Jitra, with the 5th Division following. Heavy fighting ensued between Japanese armor and demoralized Indian troops. British defenses penetrated around 06:00, forcing successive Indian units to be overrun. Murray-Lyon repeatedly requested withdrawal permission. At 19:30 on December 12, General Percival finally approved. Due to poor communication and confusion, the 11th Indian Division suffered heavy casualties but disengaged by December 13, withdrawing to Gurun. The primary British defenses in northern Malaya had been breached, the 11th Division severely weakened, and the Japanese advance down the peninsula had begun unstoppably. Percival's first significant defense occurred at Jitra on December 11th, intended to push the Japanese as far north as possible and protect remaining Allied airfields. The Japanese quickly overwhelmed the Indian defenders, and Colonel Tsuji observed the engagement firsthand: "Our tanks were ready on the road, and the twenty or so enemy armored cars ahead were literally trampled underfoot. The enemy armored cars could not escape by running away, and were sandwiched between our medium tanks. It was speed and weight of armor that decided the issue." Major General Murray-Lyon commanded the 11th Indian Division. A World War I veteran, he had served with distinction in the Highland Light Infantry, earning the Military Cross for bravery in Flanders and the Distinguished Service Order for his actions at Moeuvres. The citation stated: "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. When the enemy attacked and penetrated the line after intense fighting and continual bombing attacks, by his courage and personal example he succeeded in driving them out and held his position against further heavy attacks with splendid coolness and determination." This was no desk officer, but a frontline commander faced with an impossible task. Murray-Lyon's division appeared formidable on paper but was severely compromised. It contained only two regular British battalions—the Leicestershire and East Surrey Regiments—with the remainder consisting of four newly raised Indian Army battalions and three inexperienced Gurkha battalions. The Gurkhas, though renowned as elite soldiers, were primarily composed of 18-year-old recruits fresh from deployment. Like all Allied forces in Malaya, the division lacked tanks while facing an enemy flush with armor. After only days of intense combat, Murray-Lyon sought permission to withdraw, convinced the Japanese forces greatly outnumbered him. Ironically, Yamashita's army was outnumbered two to one. The Japanese commander employed Blitzkrieg tactics inspired by his time as a military attaché in Berlin, coordinating air and ground forces with remarkable precision. His approach involved fast-moving tanks, bomber aircraft deployed as mobile artillery, and—most unusually—bicycle-mounted infantry. Prior to the invasion, Japanese planners decided bicycles were ideal for the tropical jungle terrain. Rather than shipping thousands, they seized bicycles from the local population. The offensive typically began with bombing raids on Allied defensive positions, followed by tanks smashing through. As defenders retreated, bicycle infantry continuously harassed and attacked, while coastal amphibious assaults flanked positions along the shore. Colonel Alfred Harrison of the 11th Indian Division reflected on the psychological toll: "Fatigue had stretched the men's mind to the limit and the moral ascendancy which the Japanese achieved in these few weeks included a psychic side. The troops were beginning to attribute almost supernatural powers to the Japanese." Yamashita had rehearsed these tactics extensively on Hainan Island, conducting exercises in amphibious landings, bridge destruction and repair, and jungle operations. The bicycle innovation proved revolutionary—troops covered greater distances more quickly with less fatigue, repeatedly outflanking British forces who found themselves pushed off roads and encircled. The rapid movements created a psychological multiplier effect; British commanders, mistaken about enemy numbers, believed they faced far larger forces than actually present. This "Bicycle Blitzkrieg," as it became known, echoed Mongol tactics—a single swift force striking multiple targets so quickly that enemies believed they faced several armies. Tanks were crucial to this success. The British had deployed no tanks to Malaya before the war, a fatal omission. Combined with bicycle infantry, Japanese armor allowed them to engage British forces before defensive positions could be established. Percival authorized withdrawal from Jitra, directing troops south to Gurun, but those defenses remained unfinished and the Japanese advance was too rapid. Percival later reflected in his memoir, War in Malaya: "This withdrawal would have been difficult under the most favorable conditions. With the troops tired, units mixed as the result of the fighting, communications broken and the night dark, it was inevitable that orders should be delayed and that in some cases they should never reach the addressees. This is what in fact occurred. The withdrawal, necessary as it may have been, was too fast and too complicated for disorganized and exhausted troops, whose disorganization and exhaustion it only increased." From the start, British forces stretched too thinly across a 14-mile front in challenging terrain—dense jungle on the right flank, monsoon-soaked rice fields and rubber plantations in the center, mangrove swamps to the left. Yamashita's concentrated attacks breached the line. Repeated retreats cost both personnel and equipment, as overrun positions offered no opportunity for evacuation and bicycle infantry prevented orderly withdrawal. The Jitra defeat exposed a fundamental strategic error: deploying under-resourced troops across Malaya's entire breadth rather than establishing a shorter, more defensible line further south, which could have shortened British supply lines while lengthening Japan's—a disadvantage the Japanese could not exploit. The Allied retreat continued southward to the Gurun area, though the chaotic withdrawal from Jitra itself inflicted more casualties than the fighting had—many frontline units never received withdrawal orders, while others became lost crossing the Bata River. Murray eventually fell back to the Muda River, establishing defensive positions along the Krian River some thirty miles south. Percival, increasingly desperate, realized his entire strategy had depended on holding the Japanese as far north as possible to minimize air threats to Singapore. The rapid Japanese advance made this impossible. Reluctantly, he ordered a general withdrawal south of the Perak River, while his field commanders pleaded for reinforcements they would never receive. Though Percival had an Australian division in Johor, he refused to commit them north, fearing a Japanese naval invasion further south could threaten Singapore itself.   As Yamashita's 25th Army advanced westward toward Penang, Japanese bombers subjected the island to daily raids. British command, recognizing the island as indefensible, evacuated European residents on December 17th—leaving the local Malay population to face the Japanese. Mrs Muriel Reilly's recollection captures the moment's bitter legacy: "it still hurts to think how the white race 'let down hundreds of similarly faithful servants who trusted in us, and looked to us for protection from the hated Japanese." The abandonment had strategic consequences. In their haste, the British left massive stockpiles of arms and supplies in Penang that fell directly into Yamashita's hands. More profoundly, local Malays turned against their former colonial rulers. Some historians now argue "the moral collapse of British rule in Southeast Asia occurred not at Singapore, but at Penang." Under subsequent Japanese occupation, Penang endured three years and eight months of hardship—food shortages, rampant hyperinflation from the "banana dollar," and systematic repression including comfort women camps and the Sook Ching massacres targeting Chinese communities the Japanese feared might become guerrillas.  The Japanese occupiers' fears about Chinese resistance were prescient. Among the Chinese communities of Malaya and Singapore, anti-Japanese sentiment had been building for over a decade. Since Japan's 1937 invasion of China, ethnic Chinese populations had viewed Tokyo with deep hostility. The Japanese invasion of Manchuria in 1931, followed by the escalating horrors of the Second Sino-Japanese War, had created a reservoir of determination to resist Japanese expansion wherever it might emerge. As British colonial authority crumbled, this sentiment transformed from passive resentment into active organization. The Battle of Jitra exposed a fundamental miscalculation: attempting to defend all of Malaya with an undersized army. A more strategic withdrawal to Johore would have shortened British supply lines while extending Japan's. As December ended, Murray-Lyon was dismissed from command—a casualty of circumstance. He had spent weeks preparing for the cancelled Operation Matador while neglecting proper defenses at Jitra and Gurun. At fifty-one, this decorated soldier, who had earned the Military Cross and Distinguished Service Order in the Great War, became a civilian during Britain's darkest hour. He was replaced by Brigadier Archibald Paris, equally inexperienced in jungle warfare, who paradoxically proved more effective by facilitating the retreat of Murray's division while inflicting unexpected casualties on overconfident Japanese units. By December 26th, the Japanese 5th Division and 4th Guards Regiment crossed the Perak River, preparing an assault on Kampar. This position was crucial—located halfway between Penang and Kuala Lumpur, its terrain was unsuitable for tanks and difficult to outflank, offering a rare opportunity to make a stand. Paris gathered infantry battalions, many composed of Jitra and Gurun survivors: British battalions from the Leicesters and East Surreys, along with Jat and Punjabi units including Sikhs. The 12th Brigade hastily dug trenches, strung wire, and cleared fields around Kampar's ridges to improve visibility. After three weeks of continuous fighting and retreat, the defenders' morale had collapsed. Colonel Alfred Harrison observed on Christmas Day: "fatigue had stretched the men's mind to the limit and the moral ascendancy which the Japanese had achieved in these few weeks included a 'psychic' side. The troops were beginning to attribute almost supernatural powers to the Japanese." The Japanese, by contrast, had grown accustomed to victory and approached each engagement with unshakeable confidence. Yamashita employed German-inspired tactics using aircraft as mobile artillery—vital in terrain where conventional gun placement was impossible. Engagements began with bombing raids on Allied positions, followed by frontal assaults to establish a line, then flanking maneuvers through jungle to encircle defenders. When the assault came from the western coastal roads, Japanese tanks struck the 12th Brigade along a three-mile rural stretch near Gopeng. Small arms and heavy machine gun fire erupted as infantry dismounted from trucks and spread into the brush. Some tanks advanced alone onto a bridge near Dipang, where they encountered defenders with Lanchester submachine guns and Bren gun carriers equipped with anti-tank rifles. Lt Colonel Ian Stewart noted the grim reality: "the anti-tank rifle made no impression against the Jap mediums, while their 37 mm guns went through our armour like paper." The Japanese tankers, closing their hatches in the oppressive subtropical heat—what they described as a "Turkish bath"—approached cautiously, aware of potential counterattacks. British defenders fired desperately at vision slits, their bullets ricocheting uselessly. A 2-pounder anti-tank gun destroyed a single tank, prompting Japanese armor to withdraw and wait for infantry support. Meanwhile, two hundred defenders on the opposite side prepared to destroy the bridge. Fortunately, Kampar's shallow water allowed most to wade across a mile downstream. Stewart's 12th Brigade had purchased time. The British established a strong perimeter around Kampar Hill, resembling a "goose egg" on the map. Their artillery, better supplied than the Japanese equivalent, was concealed in the jungle with two hundred rounds stacked beside each gun. The 15th/6th Brigades occupied the low ground where the road and railway ran through town. Unlike earlier battles where Japanese forces kept defenders pinned with close contact, Kampar's expansive fields of fire and terrain offered space to maneuver—a rare advantage the British would finally exploit. Major General Saburo Kawamura led the attack on Kampar with his 9th Brigade. On December 31st, he probed the 28th Gurkha Brigade entrenched on the hill. Japanese howitzer fire drew return artillery that effectively repelled their advances. At midnight on New Year's Eve, Lt. Colonel Augustus Murdoch ordered a 12-gun salute fired at the Japanese—perhaps a cheeky gesture. Seven hours later, Kawamura launched his main assault on the western side targeting the trunk road. The brunt fell on a newly formed British battalion, the Leicesters and East Surreys, under Lt. Colonel Esmond Morrison. The 48-year-old, though some dismissed him as a "polo-playing playboy," proved a serious soldier despite his peacetime reputation, frequently sharing front-line dangers with his men. Japanese infantry emerged from the mist carrying mortars. Mortar fire became intense—one casualty was a company commander whose jaw was shattered by a splinter. However, observation officers from the 88th Field Regiment pinpointed Japanese advances, unleashing devastating artillery fire. Colonel Masanobu Tsuji observed "a continuous stream of casualties coming back down the hill to safety, either carried on stretchers or supported on the shoulders of comrades who were themselves wounded." Japanese artillery pieces were covertly moved through secondary jungle to hide their positions. During the fighting, one of Morrison's lieutenants encountered Japanese soldiers in a trench, fired his revolver, and retreated. A gunnery driver named Walker, noticing a nearby Bren position overrun, exited his vehicle armed with a Thompson submachine gun and launched a surprise attack, forcing the Japanese to retreat—earning him a medal. Troop Sergeant Major Hugill, commanding an outlying observation post connected by field telephone, received a distinguished conduct medal for calmly calling in protective artillery fire while cut off. When the attack subsided, he encountered isolated Japanese soldiers who had captured a Vickers-Berthier machine gun. Hugill gathered five infantrymen and led a bayonet charge to reclaim it. Emergency commissioned officer Lt. Edgar Newland commanded a platoon of 30 men in one of the most forward positions. His platoon was surrounded for much of the battle yet successfully repelled numerous assaults over two consecutive days. General Percival specifically praised Newland and his men. Newland received a Military Cross; his platoon sergeant, Euan McDonald, received a distinguished conduct medal. After two days, Japanese forces captured part of Thompson's Ridge. Morrison ordered two platoons of Sikhs and Gujars to bayonet charge under mortar fire. Tragically, 34 soldiers died, including their 21-year-old commander, Charles Lamb, killed in the initial charge. Captain John Graham lost both legs to a grenade but continued encouraging his men, throwing grenades at Japanese trenches before bleeding to death—but they had retaken the position. Courage, artillery, and terrain proved insufficient. Yamashita decided to outflank Percival with seaborne landings on the Malayan west coast. He transported 40 small craft by rail to Alor Star and ordered landings near Telok Anson, 30 miles southeast of Kampar. If successful, he would cut off Percival's 11th Indian Division defending Kampar. Yamashita devised a three-pronged attack: the Imperial Guards Division would paddle down the Perak River into town; another force would approach from the west on landing craft entering from the opposite direction; a third would move up the Bernam River and march north toward Telok Anson. Lt. General Takuro Matsui commanded the landings. While Kampar held, 1,500 of Matsui's men crowded onto landing craft. One steamer towing ten craft went too far south, attempting the Selangor River defended by a Jat battalion with artillery. The Japanese were repelled, losing one to three craft before moving north. In Perak, four landing rafts ran aground on a sandbar and required rescue. A British patrol boat spotted them but left to report—no action followed. Percival later remarked: "unfortunately neither the navy nor the air force were able to take advantage of this unique opportunity." Despite setbacks, Japanese forces landed and advanced on Telok Anson. On January 2nd, they encountered the 3rd Indian Cavalry and 1st Independent Company under Stewart, equipped with armored cars and Thompson and Bren guns. They inflicted significant casualties but with only 250 men couldn't hold. Stewart ordered delaying actions instead. Telok Anson fell, leaving Kampar defenders at risk of encirclement. Although Kawamura's forces showed no signs of breaking after four days of fighting, Paris feared his main supply route had been cut. He requested permission from Percival to withdraw to the Slim River defensive line. Paris prioritized preserving troops over territory: "With no reserves in hand, we were still in a position of being unable to accept major losses." The 12th Brigade held while Paris organized the division's withdrawal. An unusual discovery emerged during delaying actions: Brigadier Stewart found the body of a dead European cyclist in British uniform. Earlier, a Punjabi sentry had shot a man on a bridge attempting to grab his Thompson. Both were likely German deserters from Vichy Indo-China's Foreign Legion, in contact with the Nazi embassy. The British Legation in Bangkok had warned of such infiltrators offering sabotage and espionage assistance. Percival was particularly struck by the German who tried single-handedly to disarm a sentry and seize a bridge. The 12th Brigade discovered another European body—a German political refugee and former mining engineer who had disappeared weeks earlier. Exhausted after three weeks of near-constant combat, the 12th Brigade continued delaying actions. Japanese air forces wreaked havoc on vehicles; Stewart estimated half his casualties—around 90 killed and wounded from 4,000 troops—resulted from aerial attacks. Stewart expressed satisfaction: "It had been an eminently successful battle," though it was more a series of brief skirmishes than traditional battle. Kampar fell when Telok Anson was captured. Percival might have committed Australian brigades from Johore or garrison battalions from Singapore, but concentrating forces at Kampar risked prompting Yamashita to attack elsewhere. The Kampar defenders retreated 30 miles to the Slim River. Tsuji reluctantly acknowledged Yamashita's breakthrough was impressive, if risky. On the east coast, defenders faced more resistance at Kuantan. Percival clung to the airfield, determined to deny the Japanese RAF facilities and limit their ability to strike at reinforcement convoys approaching Singapore. The first convoy from Bombay, carrying the half-trained 45th Brigade under Brigadier Horatio Duncan, was 24 hours away. The 22nd Indian Brigade, led by Brigadier George Painter, defended Kuantan against the Takumi detachment of the 18th Division. One battalion, commanded by a veteran of Kota Bharu, fortified the airfield with barbed wire and trenches. When Takumi's forces approached, the Japanese encountered 4.5-inch howitzer fire inflicting significant casualties. The defenders fought fiercely, each equipped with six grenades instead of two, creating deadly chaos. Tsuji noted the airfield "was obstinately defended," particularly at night when grenades rolled into confined trenches with devastating effect. Word reached the defenders that General Barstow's entire 9th Indian Division was retreating through Kuala Lipis-Jerantut-Raub. The 22nd Brigade demolished installations and prepared to withdraw, though their rearguard risked encirclement. One night, investigating his southern flank with Captain Ian Grimwood, battalion commander Cumming spotted Japanese soldiers climbing barbed wire meters away. Armed with a .455 Webley revolver, Cumming and Grimwood faced seven Japanese soldiers charging with bayonets. They fired as they were knocked down, killing all attackers, but Cumming suffered two bayonet wounds to his stomach. Grimwood dragged him to battalion HQ for first aid. As the airfield was overrun, Cumming ordered withdrawal. A grenade or mortar round knocked him unconscious. He regained consciousness in a vehicle where Private Albel Singh reported a Japanese roadblock ahead. Spotting a fallen tree creating passage, Cumming ordered Singh to charge through. Machine gun fire rained down; Cumming was hit again with a shattered arm, possibly from an anti-personnel mine, while Singh endured a .256 armor-piercing bullet through both thighs yet maintained control, driving 30 miles per hour. The vehicle arrived at brigade HQ covered in blood from six occupants. Cumming would receive the Victoria Cross for his heroism. Painter held the airfield long enough for reinforcements to approach, though it cost much of one of the best Indian battalions. Painter, fixated on flanking fears, believed it "better to lose half a battalion than an entire brigade." The 22nd Indian Brigade lost a third of its strength but retreated by January 3rd. While this unfolded eastward, Yamashita's forces advanced south. Defenders prepared a new defensive line at Trolak, five miles north of Slim River. Reinforcements had arrived; the 45th Brigade was immediately dispatched to repel the enemy's advance on Kuala Selangor, which held another crucial airfield. Whether defenders could withstand Yamashita's onslaught remained to be seen.   While British forces retreated in disarray toward Singapore, another chapter was quietly beginning in the shadows of the collapsing colonial order. On December 25, 1941—Christmas morning, even as Governor Young raised the white flag over Hong Kong—Chinese volunteers in Singapore formalized their resistance. That day, the Singapore Overseas Chinese Anti-Japanese Volunteer Army, officially known as Dalforce, was established under the command of Lieutenant Colonel John Dalley. Dalforce emerged from urgent necessity. As the Japanese invasion accelerated and British defenses crumbled, recruitment of local Chinese volunteers escalated dramatically. What had begun as an informal volunteer effort in 1939 now crystallized into organized military structure. The initial cadre of 200 volunteers swelled to 4,000 members as the invasion reached Singapore's doorstep. These were not professional soldiers—Dalforce members came from the Chinese civilian population, motivated by the knowledge that Japanese occupation would target them specifically. Many lacked military training; some were armed only with sporting firearms due to critical shortages of military weapons. Supply ships intended for Dalforce, such as the SS Empress of Asia, were sunk before their cargo could reach Singapore. Yet the volunteers pressed forward, organizing themselves despite severe handicaps: makeshift uniforms, inadequate equipment, and internal divisions between Communist and Kuomintang factions, each trained separately by British officers. Dalforce would soon earn the nickname "Dalley's Desperadoes" from British forces—a name reflecting both affection for their fierce combat effectiveness and incredulity that such a hastily assembled, poorly equipped force could fight with such determination. Unlike the demoralized British and Indian troops retreating southward, these Chinese volunteers were not defending a colonial order they had experienced as oppressive. They were fighting for their homes, their families, and their survival against an enemy they had every reason to fear and oppose. As the Malayan Campaign entered its final phase and the focus shifted to Singapore itself, Dalforce would play a role that British military historians had largely overlooked but that Chinese participants would never forget. I would like to take this time to remind you all that this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Please go subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry after that, give my personal channel a look over at The Pacific War Channel at Youtube, it would mean a lot to me.   In December 1941, Japan invaded Malaya. British commanders placed their faith in "impregnable" Singapore, but disaster struck immediately. On December 10, Japanese bombers sank Force Z—battleships Prince of Wales and Repulse—in a stunning air attack.Using tanks and bicycles in a lightning "Bicycle Blitzkrieg," Japanese troops shattered Allied lines at Kota Bharu and Jitra, sending exhausted British, Indian, and Australian forces reeling southward in chaos.  

Selepas pulang ke rumah panjang di Betong sempena sambutan Gawai, Desiree mengalami pengalaman yang sukar dijelaskan apabila dia tertidur selama tiga hari tiga malam. Dalam lena yang terasa begitu nyata, dia mendakwa telah "berkahwin" dengan seorang lelaki misteri dari alam lain sehingga sukar menerima hakikat apabila kembali sedar. Adakah itu sekadar mimpi, atau benarkah dia hampir menjadi milik penghuni bunian? Ikuti kisah penuh yang pasti membuatkan anda meremang.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ryggen värker och fingrarna är stela av kylan, men själen mår märkligt bra. Känner du igen dig?I detta introduktionsavsnitt sparkar vi igång vår nya miniserie "Därför är det så attans bra att vara småbrukare". Nyligen kom rapporten NORMO 2025 som visar att vi i Norden mår sämre än på tio år. Vi är mer stillasittande, äter sämre och stressar mer. Men vi tror att vi småbrukare sitter på ett dolt apotek. I den här serien i sex delar ska vi gå till botten med varför livet på landet faktiskt fungerar som medicin. Vi ska titta på forskningen bakom "skit under naglarna", varför skogen sänker stresshormoner snabbare än något piller, och hur kroppsarbete kan vara den bästa kuren mot panikångest.Här är vår färdplan för serien:Avsnitt 1: Jorden. Vi pratar om de magiska jordbakterierna som faktiskt boostar vårt serotonin.Avsnitt 2: Skogen. Vad händer i hjärnan när vi "skogsbadar" bland fytoncider?Avsnitt 3: Djuren. Oxytocin-festen! Hur djuren dämpar vår rädsla och skapar trygghet.Avsnitt 4: Kroppen. Varför det är lättare att "tänka klart" när man hugger ved än när man sitter i ett Zoom-möte.Avsnitt 5: När det brister. Ett specialavsnitt om utbrändhet och vägen tillbaka genom grön rehab.Avsnitt 6: Betong-småbrukaren. Hur du hittar gårdens hälsofördelar även om du bor på femte våningen i stan.I den här serien pratar vi inte bara "flum". Allt vi tar upp är baserat på evidensbaserad forskning, och vi kommer att länka till de studier som stödjer våra påståenden i varje avsnittsbeskrivning. Vi pratar signalsubstanser, kortisolnivåer och evolutionär biologi.Häng med på en resa där vi bevisar att din lilla gård, ditt växthus eller din skogstomt inte bara producerar mat – den producerar hälsa.I det här avsnittet får du veta:Nuläget: Vad säger egentligen NORMO-rapporten om vår folkhälsa?Dolt apotek: Varför småbrukaren har tillgång till hälsofördelar som gymmet inte kan erbjuda.Färdplanen: En smygtitt på kommande avsnitt om allt från jordbakterier till oxytocin och grön rehab.Häng med på en resa där vi bevisar att din lilla gård, ditt växthus eller din skogstomt inte bara producerar mat – den producerar hälsa.Forskning & Källor:Rapporten om Nordens hälsa: Här kan du läsa underlaget vi diskuterar om livsstil och hälsa i Norden. Länk: NORMO 2025 – Nordic Monitoring 2014-2024 (Executive Summary)Biophilia-hypotesen: Grundtanken bakom hela vår serie: att människan har en medfödd, biologisk längtan efter att vara nära andra levande organismer. Länk: Biophilia: You + Me + Nature (NIH)Den vetenskapliga kommentaren: En viktig distinktion: Rapporten NORMO 2025 visar att befolkningen generellt mår sämre. Den säger inte explicit att "bönder mår bäst". Tvärtom kan lantbrukaryrket innebära hög stress, ekonomisk osäkerhet och fysisk förslitning. Det vi undersöker i denna serie är hur de specifika momenten i småbruket (kontakt mBli lilltorpkompis på Patreon.com/lilltorpDu får påfyllning på karmakontot och du får reda påsaker först! Bli LilltorpKompis! Gillar du det vi gör? Då skall du bli Lilltorpkompis! För bara 19 kr i månaden kan du bli LilltorpKompis och stötta oss. Småbrukarpoddens snackgrupp är lanserad (på facebook). Du hittar den direkt på https://www.facebook.com/groups/724343842855485.Annars så uppskattar vi om du delar det här avsnittet i sociala medier. Eller om du tar en kompis telefon och subscribar oss i dennes podspelare :)

Nej, det är inte självklart att trä är mer hållbart än betong – även om många hejar på träbyggandet. Det menar vår expertkommentator Viktor Mandel som även är skeptisk till budskapen i två andra färska rapporter – att BRF-förvaltare tjänar stora pengar på så kallade mäklarbilder och att begränsningar i underentreprenörsled leder till stora kostnader. Han kommenterar också debatten om moms på parkeringsplatser – där han menar att Skatteverket gjort ett märkligt feltänk – det slopade investeringsstödet för bostäder för äldre, de färska hyresrekommendationerna från skiljemannen – och SBB:s transformation. Programledare: Anna Bellman.

ÅRETS MOTARBETARE. Mathias aspirerar på att vara surgubbe, men lyckas bara sådär. David dubbeldrammar två äckliga blended. Äntligen dags för fylla! Eller åtminstone att smaka på whiskyn! Hur häller du upp din dram? Vilka glas? Har du rumstempererat vattnet eller virvlat det? Har du samma glas och fyllt dem lika mycket? Jamen skål då! Vad var det i glaset? David hade två blended: Buchanan De Luxe blended whisky från 80-talet med lite old bottle effect och en indisk, Royal Challenge som sades vara intensely smooth. Mathias jobbade vidare på Finlaggan batch strength. Jeroen gjorde slut på sin Cutty Sark prohibition. Lite grejer kring hur man avnjuter whisky En bra nördtext på mycket hög nivå: Jack, Frances, ”Sensory analysis”, i Russell, Stewart & Kellershohn, red., Whisky and other spirits: Technology, production and marketing, 3 uppl. (London: Academic Press, 2022), s. 321–333. Läs också gärna Serge Valentin, ”Tasting: how to make your inherent subjectivity a little more consistent”, 5/11 2011: http://www.whiskyfun.com/archivejanuary11-1.html#0501112 Malt med mummelbyxor: https://poddtoppen.se/podcast/1833876052/malt-med-mummelbyxor En annan kul text: Spedding, Gary & Johnny Jeffrey, ”Smelling roses, fruit, stinky feet and much more in my glass”, Artisan Spirit 12 (Fall 2015), s. 53–58. Tillgänglig på https://issuu.com/artisanspiritmag/docs/artisanspiritissue012web/53 Johannes van der Heuvels whiskylexikon hittar David inte online längre; den fanns tidigare på https://www.malt-whisky-madness.com/maltmadness/whisky-lexicon/index.html Halshäll! https://www.entreawhisky.se/194 Vad är headspace som David huttlar om mest hela tiden? Jo: http://tjederswhisky.se/vad-ar-headspace/ En liten skvätt om hundrapoängsskalan: Broom, Dave, ”Tasting by numbers”, 5/7 2017: https://scotchwhisky.com/magazine/from-the-editors/15105/tasting-by-numbers/ Här når du oss: En trea whisky på Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/entreawhisky) Maila till oss på hej@entreawhisky.se Davids blogg tjederswhisky.se (https://www.tjederswhisky.se) Följ oss på Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/entreawhisky Bli medlem! https://entreawhisky.memberful.com/checkout?plan=74960

Det er duket for episode 600 av Radio Nordre Media. Vi har en splitter ny godbit kaldt pong-betong, prater om retro-foto, tegning på verdenskartet og en forsinket besettelse av Animal CrossingEr du glad i Harry Potter, gaming eller anime?Join Discord serveren vår!https://discord.gg/4J5hG8RStøtt oss gjerne på patreon: https://www.patreon.com/spillkveldSosiale medier:https://www.instagram.com/nordremedia/https://www.facebook.com/filmkamerateneyoutube/https://twitter.com/NordreMedia

I'm your China travel guide, Missionary Ben, recording today in the little Thai town of Betong, on the border with Malaysia. Follow and/or message me on Twitter/X (@chinaadventures) where I post (among other things) daily reminders to pray for China.You can also email me @ bfwesten at gmail dot com. Lastly, to learn more about our ministry endeavors or get one of my missionary biographies, visit PrayGiveGo.us! Why did I begin this weekly Prison Pulpit series? To remind us all to pray for persecuted pastors and believers (such as Pastor Wang Yi) as Hebrews 13:3 teaches us to do (“as bound with them”), by sharing from his own published writings in China, as well as more prison stories and sermons from others like the late Richard Wurmbrand. Here’s my humble attempt at expositing Hebrews 13:3: https://chinacall.substack.com/p/remember-my-chains But today it dawned on me that there was an opportunity to honor John MacArthur and keep mostly to the topic of this mid-week podcast, reminding us to pray for the persecuted church. Before sharing the John MacArthur preaching clip from 1973 on Hebrews 13:3, I briefly talk about the following topics… My first MacArthur memory: Scary Nursing Home Book Stand My best MacArthur memory: Titus exposition (via mp3) from Istanbul to Sophia, Bulgaria My only visit to Grace Community Church: Random Tuesday in 2012 My favorite MacArthur sermon: https://www.gty.org/sermons/GTY104/the-tale-of-two-sons My closest connection to John MacArthur: My late Uncle Jack Read the written version of today’s podcast on my Substack: https://chinacall.substack.com/p/macarthurs-shortest-exposition-ever Follow China Compass Follow or subscribe to China Compass on whichever platform you use. You can also send any questions or comments on X: @chinaadventures or via email (bfwesten at gmail dot com). Hebrews 13:3!

I'm your China travel guide, Missionary Ben, recording today in the little Thai town of Betong, on the border with Malaysia. Follow and/or message me on Twitter/X (@chinaadventures) where I post (among other things) daily reminders to pray for China.You can also email me @ bfwesten at gmail dot com. Lastly, to learn more about our ministry endeavors or get one of my missionary biographies, visit PrayGiveGo.us! Why did I begin this weekly Prison Pulpit series? To remind us all to pray for persecuted pastors and believers (such as Pastor Wang Yi) as Hebrews 13:3 teaches us to do (“as bound with them”), by sharing from his own published writings in China, as well as more prison stories and sermons from others like the late Richard Wurmbrand. Here’s my humble attempt at expositing Hebrews 13:3: https://chinacall.substack.com/p/remember-my-chains But today it dawned on me that there was an opportunity to honor John MacArthur and keep mostly to the topic of this mid-week podcast, reminding us to pray for the persecuted church. Before sharing the John MacArthur preaching clip from 1973 on Hebrews 13:3, I briefly talk about the following topics… My first MacArthur memory: Scary Nursing Home Book Stand My best MacArthur memory: Titus exposition (via mp3) from Istanbul to Sophia, Bulgaria My only visit to Grace Community Church: Random Tuesday in 2012 My favorite MacArthur sermon: https://www.gty.org/sermons/GTY104/the-tale-of-two-sons My closest connection to John MacArthur: My late Uncle Jack Read the written version of today’s podcast on my Substack: https://chinacall.substack.com/p/macarthurs-shortest-exposition-ever Follow China Compass Follow or subscribe to China Compass on whichever platform you use. You can also send any questions or comments on X: @chinaadventures or via email (bfwesten at gmail dot com). Hebrews 13:3!

Fröher in‘ Geschichsünnerricht in de School kunn ick nix dormit anfang‘, wenn de Schoolmaster seggt hett, dat groote Völker, dat ganze Zivilisatschoon‘ „ünnergohn“ sünd. De Babyloniers, de Sumerers, de Maya, dat ole Ägypten un ganz besünners dat Römische Riek. De Römers hebbt vör 2000 Johr al Städte ut Betong buut, un 'n grooten Deel vun Europa un de Gegend rund üm't Middelmeer mit Strooten tosombröcht. De harrn 'n hoge Kultur un bet op de moderne Technik harrn de al veel vun dat, wat wi hüüt ook hebbt. Annerlei, in Rom gung irgenwann dat Licht ut un Europa is in't düstere Middelöller fulln. Nu weer mi klor, dat all de grooten Rieke ni ut 'n Överraschungsei keem‘. De hebbt ehr Stootsgebiet „erobert“. De hebbt Krieg föhrt, wenn de Lüüd ut 'n Gegend sick ni friewilli an't niede Riek anslüüten wulln. De Reeken weer ganz eenfach: Wokeen de stärkste Armee mit de besten Waffen harr, de hett dat Seggen hatt. Liekers kunn ick in mien Schooltied ni verstohn, worüm so'n Riek, dat sick so möhsom no boben prügelt hett, toletzt opholn hett to existeern. Worüm – heff ick dormols dacht – weern de ni so kloog as wi un unse Welt in unsen Stoot, in den allns so scheun blifft, as dat is? Tscha, dat heff ick an't Enn vun Koln Krieg dacht. Denn is de Ieserne Vörhang fulln un zack, weern de DDR un de Sowjetunion ni mehr dor. Mitmol weer allns anners. Un dat hett bet hüüt ni opholn anners to warrn. Un worüm is dat so? Worüm köönt wi dat ni eenfach mol so loten, wenn dat good is? Dat weer doch veel klööger. Na jo, een Minsch kann kloog un plietsch ween, overs veele Minschen sünd as de Lemminge. Wat de Chef seggt, dat ward mokt. Ook wenn de dorste Chef in een‘ Tour Rietsteeken in den Heuhuupen smitt op den wi all tosom sitten doht. Ook wenn de Chef Putin oder Trump heet. Un dorüm is mi intwüschen klor, worüm ganze Zivilisatschoon ünnergohn köönt. Overs to'n Glück gifft dat je Lüüd as Trump un Putin. So kann man an't Enn weenstern op ehr wiesen un seggen, de sünd dat ween… In düssen Sinn

Partiet FOR fikk gode 30 minutter på debatten på NRK til å snakke om sin politikk før de avslørte hvem som finansierte reklamekampanjen deres. Typisk norsk film: lang intro, kjedelig slutt. Apropos kjedelig; det er eksamenstid. Men er du heldig kan du bestikke en eksamensvakt med Chat GPT. Lyden på Eurovision er tuklet med. De har blant annet fjernet buing under Israel sitt bidrag. Kunne de ikke fjernet noen sure toner, og 7-8 låter istedenfor? 71 grader nord har sluppet ny cast. Lykke til Ingrid Gjessing Lindhave, når du skal dele telt med Sanna Sarromaa.

I det här avsnittet av Byggsnack gästas studion av Peter Ullstad, grundare av Co-design, som delar med sig av sina erfarenheter och insikter kring hållbarhet och cirkularitet inom byggbranschen. Han berättar om sitt forskningsprojekt "Återhus", som fokuserar på återbruk av byggmaterial – särskilt betong – och de juridiska, ekonomiska och logistiska utmaningarna som det innebär. Trots att återbruk tekniskt sett är möjligt, är det i dagsläget sällan ekonomiskt hållbart på grund av ett linjärt system som saknar rätt incitament. Ullstad efterlyser en starkare infrastruktur och tydligare lagstiftning för att möjliggöra storskalig cirkularitet, och menar att återbruk måste ses som en investering i framtiden snarare än en kostnad. Han lyfter också kopplingarna mellan ekologisk och social hållbarhet, där han anser att hållbarhetsarbetet ofta är ojämnt fördelat mellan olika samhällsgrupper och områden. Samtalet präglas av både realism och framtidstro, med en tydlig vision om att skapa ett hållbart byggsystem där "soptunnan" inte längre behövs.Om AvimaAvima är en plattform som är utvecklad för att stödja projektledare och projektchefer inom bygg- och anläggningsprojekt. Med Avima kan du enkelt hålla koll på alla beslut som fattas, säkerställa att rätt dokumentversioner är tillgängliga, och hantera all nödvändig kommunikation för att underlätta effektivt samarbete. Detta hjälper till att spara tid, pengar och resurser, och säkerställer att alla involverade arbetar mot samma mål genom hela projektets livscykel, från start till mål.Mer om oss på Avima här: ⁠⁠⁠https://avima.se/

Vi kom ner på jorden snabbt men ännu finns hoppet är långt ifrån över.Det var Micke Nordin Johnny Sebbe och Betong som höll i lådan. Get bonus content on PatreonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/bajenpodden. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aina Dahle er arkitekt, og har et sted mellom 700 og 900 prosjekter bak seg etter over 50 år i bransjen. Hun har vært fast spaltist i magasinet Mur og Betong og bidratt til flere bøker. Hun har også undervist på AHO siden 1993, og vunnet flere priser for sine arbeider, blandt annet Murverksprisen og Betongtavlen. Også har hun hoppet i Kollen! Send oss alle dine tanker og innspill på podkast@lpo.no  Eller direkte på Instagram! 

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Omaka Betong och ett järn!, för det är 4. advent! I detta avsnitt får ni också första del av historien om Ibens nya kärlek! Musik & Mix av Martin Nord

Man mutt sick je wunnern, wo dreist mennige Lüüd sünd, ne: Annerletzt sünd in Gaushorn twee Ampelanlogen klaut worrn. Meern an Dag – an‘ Sünnobend, morn vör twee Weeken. Also dat sünd keen fast verbuute Ampeln ween, de mit Betong in Grund verankert weern, sünnern mobile Anlogen för Buusteeden un ähnliche Angelegenheiten. Dor sünd jedenfalls 'n poor Banditen mit 'n Transporter to'n Afholn komen. De Dorsten hebbt sick bi't Inloden sogor tokieken loten, se hebbt nömli den Indruck mokt, as wenn dat allns sien Richtigkeit harr. So stunn dat in de Polizei-Mellung. Veellicht harrn se je so orangsche Plünn an, as Deepbuu-Arbeiders se normolerwies anhebbt. Op jeden Fall weern de Buuarbeiden, also de Grund dorför, dat de Ampeln dor stohn hebbt, al vörbi. De „Lichtzeichenanlagen“, as dat op Beamtisch heet, wurrn also gor ni mehr bruukt. Se hebbt blots noch dorop töövt, dat se afholt ward. Un weil se dor över't Weekenenn so truuri in de Gegend rümstohn dehn, hebbt de Spitzbooven mit den Tansporter sick wohrschienli dacht: De Ampeln bruukt 'n niedet Tohuus. Overs wat mokt de Räubers nu mit dat Blinkgestell? Stellt se sick de Dingers as Lichtorgel in‘ Partyköller? Hmm. Eher ni. So'n Ampeln wesselt je so selten de Farven. So langsome Musik gifft dat gor ni. Dor wurr man je bi't Danzen tosloopen. Verkööpen? Veellicht – overs wohen? Wokeen kann so'n klaute Ampeln bruuken. As Buu-Ünnernehmer will man sick wohrschienli ni mit so'n Blinkdingers tofot kriegen loten, för de man gor keen Poppiern hett. Veellicht hebbt de Banditen de Lichtanlogen je an de Firma verköfft, de se vörher al heuert hett. Op jeden Fall kann de dorste Firma jüst 'n poor Ampeln bruuken. So is dat je bi't Hanneln: Wenn man erfolgriek wat verkööpen will, mutt man den Kööper erstmol klor moken, dat em wat fehlt. Na jo. Nu sünd de Lichtteeken jedenfalls wech. Dumm loopen, wurr ick mol seggen – tominst för de Firma, de beklaut worrn is. Dorüm mien Tipp: Ampeln de ni in Insatz sünd, jümmers mit no Huus nehm‘… In düssen Sinn

Konstgjorda korallrev av betong har nu börjat sänkas ner på havets botten, i Kosterfjorden och vid Väderöarna. Där ska de skapa en ny livsmiljö för den svenska ögonkorallen. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. Ögonkoraller bildar korallrev som är en viktig livsmiljö för många andra arter i havet i kalla och djupa vatten. Men bottentrålning har förvandlat de livfulla livsmiljöerna till grus på den svenska västkusten. Så nu läggs konstgjorda rev av betong ut, där ögonkorallernas larver ska kunna sätta sig och med tiden bilda nya korallrev. Marinbiologen Ann Larsson och hennes kollegor på Tjärnö marina laboratorium har jobbat flera år tillsammans med Länsstyrelsen i Västra Götaland för att förverkliga det här restaureringsprojektet för svenska korallrev.Programmet är delvis en reprisering av ett reportage från mars 2024.Programledare: Camilla Widebeck camilla.widebeck@sverigesradio.seReporter: Sara Sällströmsara.sallstrom@sverigesradio.se

This week, Steve and Elliot chat with Angie Yan and Man Yee . Angie Yan describes her recent success at Mt Fuji 100 and sharing a podium with Courtney Dewaulter. Man Yee describes her diving holiday with a race in between dives where she won the Betong 140 in Thailand (4th overall). We also discuss women in trail running and how to get more participation in our beloved sport. Dont forget to sign up to www.trahk.org

Dagens gjest i Fysen er en energisk, uredd og ambisiøs, ung kokk. Jonathan Hagen er kjøkkensjef og medeier i braksusessen Betong, og i fjor ble han medeier i Kafeteria August og Mon Oncle etter at stjernekokk Esben Holmboe Bang trakk seg ut. Camilla er nysgjerrig på hvordan Jonathan gikk fra å droppe ut av videregående til å drive en av Oslos mest populære restauranter, hva han syns om hierarki på kjøkkenet, og hvordan det var å ta over Kafeteria August og Mon Oncle. Jonathan deler også sine favorittsteder i Oslo, og hva han driver med når han ikke står på kjøkkenet. Episoden er produsert av Synne Johansen.Obs! denne episoden er spilt inn før Jonathan åpnet «Lillebetong». Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Konstgjorda korallrev av betong tillverkas nu i Göteborg. De ska sänkas ner på havets botten och skapa en ny livsmiljö för den svenska ögonkorallen. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. Ögonkoraller bildar korallrev som är en viktig livsmiljö för många andra arter i havet i kalla och djupa vatten. Men bottentrålning har förvandlat de livfulla livsmiljöerna till grus på den svenska västkusten. Så nu tillverkas konstgjorda rev av betong där ögonkorallernas larver ska kunna sätta sig och med tiden bilda nya korallrev.Marinbiologen Ann Larsson och hennes kollegor på Tjärnö marina laboratorium har jobbat flera år tillsammans med Länsstyrelsen i Västra Götaland för att förverkliga det här restaureringsprojektet för svenska korallrev.Programledare: Camilla Widebeck camilla.widebeck@sverigesradio.seReporter: Sara Sällströmsara.sallstrom@sverigesradio.se

FN:s säkerhetsråd kräver att man slutar kriga i Gaza under ramadan. En stor bro har rasat, i Baltimore och räddningstjänsten söker efter människor i vattnet. Betong ska rädda koraller. Och så om att valen Hvaldimir får en egen film! Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play.

Är det en mänsklig rättighet att leka, också som vuxen? Leken kan befria oss, och spela en viktig roll för demokratiers utveckling. Även sexuella lekar som ageplay det menar Marie Hållander. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. ESSÄ: Detta är en text där skribenten reflekterar över ett ämne eller ett verk. Åsikter som uttrycks är skribentens egna.Jag minns leken i fabriken. Pappa arbetade på en fabrik som mekaniker. Jag och mina syskon fick följa med dit ibland på kvällarna, då pappa lagade någon av maskinerna. Jag minns hur vi åkte runt med sparkcyklarna medan pappa arbetade. Fabriksgolvet var ett rutnät. En labyrint. Det var mörkt och dovt. Vinklar. Vrår. Vi körde fort. Fortare. Fortast. Tävlade i de mörka gångarna. Skrämde varandra. Jagade.Olja. Stål. Damm. Betong. Och så sparkcyklarna. Runt. Runt. Vi ville aldrig gå hem.Att leka är en viktig del av att vara barn. Barnkonventionen erkänner ”barnets rätt till vila och fritid, till lek och rekreation anpassad till barnets ålder”. Någon liknande formulering hittar man inte för vuxna människor. Exempelvis återfinns inte ordet lek i Deklarationen för de mänskliga rättigheterna. Tillspetsat kan man säga att lek inte är en rättighet. Och varför skulle den vara det, kan man fråga.Leken har sitt eget sätt att vara i världen. Det är ett fenomen som tillhör barnen, men inte uteslutande. Det här argumenterade den tyske filosofen och pedagogen Eugen Fink för redan på 50-talet. I maskinens tid, menade han, blir lekens roll mer påtaglig eftersom leken har betydelse för människans existens: människan är bara hel när hon leker. Även om vi inte leker längre, har alla, eller i alla fall de flesta av oss, minnen av att leka, och i olika grad återkommer vi till leken genom livet. Att leka är något annat än att sova, äta, arbeta, älska, lära sig, men går att kombinera med flera av dessa grundläggande saker i livet. Man kan leka och älska. Man kan leka och äta. Man kan leka och ge omsorg. Och inte minst kan leken spela en roll i sexuella sammanhang.Att agera eller känna sig som ett barn, eller ungdom, kan vara en del av en särskild sorts sexuell lek. Det kallas ageplay och är ett fenomen inom BDSM där vuxna leker med åldersskillnader och litenhet. I genusvetaren Elin Bengtssons avhandling Perversa tidsligheter från 2023 intervjuas ageplay-utövare som utgår ifrån barnets perspektiv och har en ”Daddy” eller ”Mommy” som bestämmer saker åt dem. Som ger dem omsorg och tar hand om dem. Men också utnyttjar dem. Sexuellt.De intervjuade berättar i avhandlingen om hur leken skapar öppningar för dem, ger glädje och formar identiteter. Men de berättar också om motsatsen – om skammen kring ageplay och det som upplevs som smutsigt och fördärvligt. En av dem, Joar, förknippar vuxenhet med att inte uppleva saker, med att saker och ting inte är särskilt märkvärdiga. Barnets eller tonåringens uppspelthet blir en kontrast till detta. Genom att leka den oerfarna får Joar det som är välbekant att framstå som exceptionellt eller exalterande. Att få vara ”grabben” är att ”ta tillvara på impulser, vad man känner för eller har lust till, där kanske vanliga konventioner om hur manlighet är sätter stopp”. Den hypermaskulina, parodierade grabbrollen blir ett sätt att utmana manligheten, beskriver Joar, något som också påverkar hur han tar sig an vuxenlivet med större distans och mindre allvar.Ageplay har varit tabubelagt och kan nog i vissa kretsar vara kontroversiellt eftersom det har förknippats med sådant som pedofili och incest. Detta avfärdar Elin Bengtsson – det är vuxna som i samtycke leker och inte barn. Men hon visar också hur våra begär, drömmar och identiteter är mångbottnade, och hur just tanken på det förbjudna kan väcka lust. Det är kittlande att föreställa sig att bli utnyttjad. Det är befriande att ha någon som bestämmer över en. Till exempel berättar Hedda om hur leken att vara den oerfarna och utforskande innebär ett ”högre medvetande”.I samma andemening kan det vara berusande att ha ett maktövertag, att som ”Mommy” eller ”Daddy” bestämma över någon som måste följa ens ord och handling. Men den vuxna positionen framträder inte alls i Elin Bengtssons undersökning vilket framkallar en känsla av att jag snuvas på halva berättelsen.Även om leken är fri innehåller den alltid regler som bestäms av de som leker, menar Eugen Fink. Och inom BDSM råder samtycke där regler etableras i samförstånd snarare än utifrån konventionella normer. Elin Bengtsson lyfter fram att ageplay äger rum i hemmet, det vill säga att det är i vardagen, i det nära, intima, som leken utövas. En viktig poäng som jag tar med mig här är därför att lek inte är arbete. Det är ett fenomen där vi avbryter arbetet och istället gör det som är lustfyllt. Vi är i leken inte längre ”nyttiga medborgare” som producerar varor eller tjänster för att ställa mat på bordet och betala räkningar, eller sysslar med hemmets reproduktiva arbete, som omsorg eller städning.När min pappa arbetade i fabriken lekte han inte, det var vi barn som lekte när vi åkte runt med fabrikens sparkcyklar. Lekte du med oss, frågar jag pappa idag. Nej, svarar han, jag hade tillsyn av pannan, men visst åkte jag runt. Fabriken var ju stor, min cykel hade ju verktyg och allt annat. Jag åkte nog med er också.Genom leken vanhelgas saker och ting, menar filosofen Giorgio Agamben. Barn gör leksaker av sådant som tillhör andra sfärer och som vuxna är vana vid att se allvarligt på, så som ekonomi, krig eller juridik. ”Helt plötsligt blir en bil, ett skjutvapen eller ett juridiskt kontrakt en leksak.” skriver han. Det handlar inte om slarv eller vårdslöshet när barn, eller vuxna, ger pinnar, dockor, krukor och stolar nya användningsområden. Snarare finns det i lek en distans. Man går in i leken, man kan gå ur den, och saker och ting blir annorlunda. Leken innebär förnyelse och är, enligt Giorgio Agamben, barnens gåva till mänskligheten.Lek handlar alltså om förnyelse. Lek kan förändra inte bara föremål och idéer, utan också individer och samhällen, och därmed spela en roll för demokratiers utveckling. Det menar forskarna i antologin Play and Democracy. Genom lekfulla politiska aktioner, konst och kultur men också barnens lek i skolan kan normer, värderingar och politiska beslut ifrågasättas. Det finns en inneboende lekfullhet i demokratier enligt forskarna, eftersom leken omförhandlar saker och bygger upp motstånd mot dominerande föreställningar, manipulation och maktspel. Ett samhälle där det inte finns plats för lek är totalitärt.När pappa arbetade i fabriken så störde jag och mina syskon hans arbete. Jag hoppas att vi barn drog in pappa i leken, så att fabrikens produktion och tid avbröts och istället blev vår, gemensamma tid. I min lekfulla tanke var fabriken som pappa arbetade i inte längre en fabrik gjord för att producera saker, utan en plats för att köra fort mellan maskinerna. En plats långt mer spännande än ett nöjesfält. Vi ville aldrig gå hem. För i leken var vi fria och mer hela som människor.Marie Hållanderförfattare och lektor i pedagogikLitteraturGiorgio Agamben (2007) Profanation. Zone Books.Giorgio Agamben. (2005) Undantagstillståndet. Bokförlaget Faethon.Elin Bengtsson: Perversa tidsligheter. Ageplay och litenhet ur ett queertemporalt perspektiv. Ellerströms, 2022.Eugen Fink. (1974) The Ontology of Play, Philosophy Today vol 18, nr. 2.Eugen Fink, Ute Saine and Thomas Saine (1968) The Oasis of Happiness: Toward an Ontology of Play. Yale French Studies. No. 41, Game, Play, Literature, pp. 19-30. Yale University PressAlice Koubová, Petr Urban, Wendy Russell and Malcolm MacLean (2021) Play and Democracy. Philosopical Perspectives. Routledge.UNICEF, Barnkonventionen. https://unicef.se/barnkonventionen/las-texten?_gl=1*8ihfxp*_up*MQ..&gclid=CjwKCAiAk9itBhASEiwA1my_6xCXBhShfi-akoOb0HksLsFU0vd4FDtkhBtR41zhDqCowoVPcUDYxhoCzLwQAvD_BwE

Regeringen är i klimathandlingsplanen tydlig med att man vill prioritera byggande i trä. Det är helt fel och leder till sämre chanser att nå klimatmålen, menar Malin Löfsjögård. Möt Svensk Betongs vd i ett samtal om det missförstådda byggmaterialet, den snabba gröna utvecklingen i branschen och det faktum att det inte går att förbise betong som byggmaterial – även ett ”trähus” består av en stor andel betong. Programledare: Anna Bellman.

Kokk og restauranteier Jonathan Hagen er på besøk hos Mette Alstad. De snakker om hvordan det er å drive den populære restauranten Betong i Oslo, om hva slags mat han ønsker å lage og om hvorfor det er lurt for alle unge å jobbe i oppvaska. I tillegg prater de om alt fra ADHD, om å få diagnosen tidlig og sent, og om medisinering. Og så er det mengder av slarving om alt mulig. Verdt en lytt!@mettemuskel @ungehagen @betongen

Betongátak közé szorított folyók, átfúrt hegyek, letarolt növényzet. Vissza kell adnunk a terünkből a természetnek, vagy már csak az új építészeti megoldások adhatnak védelmet a klímaválság idején? A jelenkor lakosainak vagy a jövő nemzedékének érdekeit priorizálja a várostervezés Budapesten? Milyen megoldásokkal lehet hatással a folyamatosan változó szerkezetű és létszámú lakosság jólétére a jövő urbanisztikája? A 2023-as Brain Baron ezekről a kérdésekről beszélgetett Terézváros polgármestere, Soproni Tamás és Magyarország főépítésze és építészeti államtitkára, Lánszki Regő.

Hva fikk en hent vanlig dude til å legge om livsstilen og inkorporere trening i sin hverdag? Var det et inspirerende sitat? Var det en selvhjelpsbok fra en avdanket sportsstjerne som trenger penger i kassa? Eller var det en god gammel dose med "ta seg sammen"? Svaret finner du her! Følg oss gjerne på sosiale medier: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ny episode hver fredag!

Magnus "trillade in" i byggbranschen genom en praktikplats och kände direkt att han hade hittat hem. Det ena ledde till det andra och idag är han med och driver Svensk Armering & Betong Byggen AB.Magnus ledarskap handlar både om att skapa lyckade projekt för kunderna och samtidigt bygga framgångsrika lag som presterar projekt, efter projekt, efter projekt.Detta och som vanligt mycket annat diskuterar vi i detta poddavsnitt. Vill du veta mer om Alliator besök gärna vår hemsida www.alliator.seVill du komma i kontakt med Magnus?magnus@sabb.se070-811 84 63Intervjuare:Samuel Lindén

Nagsimula siya sa media industry bilang production assistant, naging executive producer,  at nanalong Celebrity Sole Survivor noong 2012 sa Survivor Philippines. Kabilang din siya sa longest-running gag show ng GMA na Bubble Gang! Ngayon, araw-araw rin siyang napapanood bilang isa sa mga bagong host ng Eat Bulaga! Siya si 'Amazing' Betong Sumaya! Pakinggan ang masaya, nakatutuwa, at madamdaming interview sa kanya dito sa Surprise Guest with Pia Arcangel!

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Betong er et av de viktigste bygningsmaterialene som finnes, men består i dag av sement som står for 6 til 8 prosent av verdens CO2-utslipp. Ukens gjest er Ida Marie Gabrielsen, og er forsker i firmaet Saferock. De har funnet en måte å produsere betong på som kan kutte utslippene med opptil 90 prosent, ved å blant annet bruke avgangsmasser fra gruveindustrien til å lage en klimavennlig betong. Men hva skiller dette fra vanlig betong? Hvordan produseres den? Og hvilke hindringer møter de på veien?

Oskar Linderoth på Swerock ger oss all information om fuktmätning av betong och hur det går till. Vi tar ett snack med plattsättaren Robin om plattsättning i Danmark och hans instagram-konto Stihl_kakel. Daniel på Byggkeramikrådet tittar in i avsnittet och så får vi “Veckans kompis” från Désirée Michelüter i Ystad. Fotocred: Corroventa

2013 tar livet en vändning för en tvåbarnsmamma. Det blir långt ifrån som hon tänkt och två år senare anmäls hon försvunnen. Varje söndag släpps nya avsnitt av Mordpodden - du hör alla avsnitt på Podme! https://podme.com/se/mordpodden Ladda ner Podme-appen i Appstore eller Google Play. Skapa ditt konto och prova kostnadsfritt.

Ein Grillfest auf dem "Balkong" in der Sommer-"Saisong": Unsere Hörerin Elfriede F. dürfte man da nicht einladen, diese Aussprache verursacht in ihr "ein unangenehmes Sträuben". Gleichermaßen unglücklich ist sie mit dem häufigen Gebrauch der Wendungen "vor Ort" und "Kontext". Michael E. wiederum missfällt, dass anscheinend viele den Unterschied zwischen "scheinbar" und "anscheinend" nicht mehr kennen.

I hyllade kärleksdramat "Ali & Ava" återvänder regissören Clio Barnard ("The Selfish Giant") till Bradford en liten stad i norra England som länge tampats med socioekonomiska problem sedan industrierna slagit igen. Ett minne: Hon är tonåring, och hade åkt in till stan, och är vid en skridskobana. En DJ kliver ur ett bås, passerar tonåriga Clio och kysser henne i förbifarten och skrinnar vidare.Det var romantiskt. Och det var där Clio Barnards kärlek till staden Bradford började. Det berättar hon för P1 Kulturs Lisa Bergström.

#208 Sommaren börjar lida mot sitt slut och Peder har fortfarande inte satt sin fot i båten. Mackan har fått betong i ögat. Sen har vi naturligtvis ett Huvudämne! In och lyssna! KramSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/storfrasarpodden. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/storfrasarpodden.

Betong, trä och is flyger i luften, dalar ner i ultrarapid. Det jättelika monstret stegra sig mot taket. Den väser - det ekar fasansfullt över de tomma läktarna, rakt in i era öron och ner längst med era ryggrader.    Striden kan börja.    Rollspelet börjar vid 12:03

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Synopsis: The Straits Times' foreign editor Bhagyashree Garekar chats with ST's correspondents in the Asia-Pacific, the US and Europe every month. They talk about life as it goes on, amid the screaming headlines and bubbling crises. In this episode, she chats with ST's Indochina bureau chief Tan Hui Yee.  Much has changed in Betong during the pandemic. It is a district wedged on the southern tip of Thailand, after a 1hr 45min flight from Bangkok. In the absence of visitors, street artists have transformed ageing shophouses with stunning murals. Dim sum dishes still rule there. But with tourism revenue evaporating following the pandemic, the district's businesses hope its new airport will bring back visitors. Highlights (click/tap above): 01:11 Are tourists returning to Thailand after easing of Covid restrictions? 04:28 Why Singaporean tourists can consider visiting peaceful Betong? 06:38 Dim sum, good street food - pre-and post-pandemic 11:40 How local street art emerged during the pandemic  14:26 Betong's International Airport finally opens after delays Read Hui Yee's article here: https://str.sg/w2Hc Produced by: Bhagyashree Garekar (bhagya@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis, Hadyu Rahim  Edited by: Hadyu Rahim  Follow Letter From The Bureau Podcast every first Friday of the month on our Asian Insider Podcast channel here: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/wQsB  Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Read Bhagyashree Garekar's stories: https://str.sg/whNo Read Tan Hui Yee's stories: https://www.straitstimes.com/authors/tan-hui-yee Read ST's Letters From The Bureau: https://str.sg/3xRd Register for Asian Insider newsletter: https://str.sg/stnewsletters --- Discover ST's special edition podcasts: Singapore's War On Covid: https://str.sg/wsfD The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia Embed: https://str.sg/ws76 Stop Scams: https://str.sg/wnBi --- Discover more ST podcast series: In Your Opinion Podcast: https://str.sg/w7Qt SG Extra Podcast: https://str.sg/w6mk  Asian Insider Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN #PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE Bookmark This! Podcast: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko Podcast: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! #STAsianInsider See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Synopsis: The Straits Times' foreign editor Bhagyashree Garekar chats with ST's correspondents in the Asia-Pacific, the US and Europe every month. They talk about life as it goes on, amid the screaming headlines and bubbling crises. In this episode, she chats with ST's Indochina bureau chief Tan Hui Yee.  Much has changed in Betong during the pandemic. It is a district wedged on the southern tip of Thailand, after a 1hr 45min flight from Bangkok. In the absence of visitors, street artists have transformed ageing shophouses with stunning murals. Dim sum dishes still rule there. But with tourism revenue evaporating following the pandemic, the district's businesses hope its new airport will bring back visitors. Highlights (click/tap above): 01:11 Are tourists returning to Thailand after easing of Covid restrictions? 04:28 Why Singaporean tourists can consider visiting peaceful Betong? 06:38 Dim sum, good street food - pre-and post-pandemic 11:40 How local street art emerged during the pandemic  14:26 Betong's International Airport finally opens after delays Read Hui Yee's article here: https://str.sg/w2Hc Produced by: Bhagyashree Garekar (bhagya@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis, Hadyu Rahim  Edited by: Hadyu Rahim  Follow Letter From The Bureau Podcast every first Friday of the month on our Asian Insider Podcast channel here: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/wQsB  Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Read Bhagyashree Garekar's stories: https://str.sg/whNo Read Tan Hui Yee's stories: https://www.straitstimes.com/authors/tan-hui-yee Read ST's Letters From The Bureau: https://str.sg/3xRd Register for Asian Insider newsletter: https://str.sg/stnewsletters --- Discover ST's special edition podcasts: Singapore's War On Covid: https://str.sg/wsfD The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia Embed: https://str.sg/ws76 Stop Scams: https://str.sg/wnBi --- Discover more ST podcast series: In Your Opinion Podcast: https://str.sg/w7Qt SG Extra Podcast: https://str.sg/w6mk  Asian Insider Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN #PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE Bookmark This! Podcast: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko Podcast: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! #STAsianInsider See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Synopsis: Every first Friday of the month, The Straits Times' foreign editor Bhagyashree Garekar chats with ST's correspondents in the Asia-Pacific, the US and Europe. They talk about life as it goes on, amid the screaming headlines and bubbling crises. In this episode, she chats with ST's Indochina bureau chief Tan Hui Yee.  Much has changed in Betong during the pandemic. It is a district wedged on the southern tip of Thailand, after a 1hr 45min flight from Bangkok. In the absence of visitors, street artists have transformed ageing shophouses with stunning murals. Dim sum dishes still rule there. But with tourism revenue evaporating following the pandemic, the district's businesses hope its new airport will bring back visitors. Highlights (click/tap above): 01:11 Are tourists returning to Thailand after easing of Covid restrictions? 04:28 Why Singaporean tourists can consider visiting peaceful Betong? 06:38 Dim sum, good street food - pre-and post-pandemic 11:40 How local street art emerged during the pandemic  14:26 Betong's International Airport finally opens after delays Read Hui Yee's article here: https://str.sg/w2Hc Produced by: Bhagyashree Garekar (bhagya@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis, Hadyu Rahim  Edited by: Hadyu Rahim  Follow Letter From The Bureau Podcast every first Friday of the month on our Asian Insider Podcast channel here: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/wQsB  Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Websites:  https://www.moneyfm893.sg/ http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Read Bhagyashree Garekar's stories: https://str.sg/whNo Read Tan Hui Yee's stories: https://www.straitstimes.com/authors/tan-hui-yee Read ST's Letters From The Bureau: https://str.sg/3xRd Register for Asian Insider newsletter: https://str.sg/stnewsletters --- Discover ST's special edition podcasts: Singapore's War On Covid: https://str.sg/wuJa The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia: https://str.sg/wuZ2 Stop Scams: https://str.sg/wuZB Invisible Asia: https://str.sg/wuZn --- Discover more ST podcast series: Asian Insider: https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check: https://str.sg/JWaN In Your Opinion: https://str.sg/w7Qt Your Money & Career: https://str.sg/wB2m SG Extra: https://str.sg/wukR #PopVultures: https://str.sg/JWad ST Sports Talk: https://str.sg/JWRE Bookmark This!: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover ST Podcasts: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! #STAsianInsiderSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I podden Innovationslandet Sverige möter Emma Frans några av Sveriges främsta forskare och uppfinnare, och den här veckan har turen kommit till Cementa och Robert Larsson. Han arbetar som projektledare inom forskning och utveckling på det 150-åriga företaget och har gedigen erfarenhet inom cement- och betongvärlden. Han berättar bland annat om klimatutmaningarna som branschen står inför, vikten av forskning på ämnet och framtidsplanerna med världens första klimatneutrala cementfabrik på Gotland.   Avsnittet spelades in den 6 april och är ett betalt samarbete med Cementa. Innovationslandet Sverige produceras av contentbyrån Borg Owilli.  

Världens mest använda byggmaterial  står inför både kris och utveckling. Hör Malin Löfsjögård, VD för Svensk Betong, berätta om hur komplex den till synes enkla betongen är och vilken viktig roll den spelar i våra samhällen. Hon berättar även om den komplicerade bilden bakom cementkrisen och om hur restprodukter från kolkraftverk kan minska klimatavtrycket i betongtillverkning. Lever vi i betongåldern och hur ser framtiden ut?

OTROLIGT? Kanske. Men nu befinner sig Mia, Emma och Ina längst in i repetitionsgrottan och därmed har det blivit dags för avsnitt 1 (av 2) med the best of the very very best av Flashback Forevers drygt 100 publicerade avsnitt hittills. Ajjemän ni hör ju, det blir ett jävla röj.Vi ses på vägarna kära lyssnare! Biljetter tills showen hittar du på https://www.kahlo.se/flashbackforevershowenStörsta tacket till våra patroner på https://www.patreon.com/FlashbackForeverKlippt, musiklagt och mixat av https://aino.agency och Simon Hansson Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Vi har pratat med Terry Hartig, som är professor i miljöpsykologi vid Uppsala Universitet, för att ta reda på mer om hans forskning om hur naturen och vår omgivning påverkar oss, och vilka positiva effekter det kan ha på vårt välmående. Att naturen är bra för oss känns ganska självklart, men det är spännande att se vilka effekter som forskningen visar. Terry och hans kollegor har även forskat om semester och de positiva effekter som man inte bara får om man själv är ledig, utan även de som inte är lediga får glädje av.För mer inspiration, tävlingar och erbjudanden, gå in på https://www.vitalista.se och anmäl dig till vårt nyhetsbrev. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Enorme mengder betong kjøres til Norges største byggeplass. Og vi får et historisk tilbakeblikk på sykehusene i Stavanger.

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