Podcasts about Bhutan

Todays headlines include: The Treasury Department has released a new report on what Australia might look like in 2066, 40 years from now. The trial of former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon for the murder of his ex-boyfriend Jesse Baird and Baird’s new partner Luke Davies began on Monday. U.S. media reports Presley Gerber, the son of supermodel Cindy Crawford and businessman Randy Gerber, has died at 27. And today’s good news! The World Health Organisation has confirmed two countries, Chile and Bhutan, have this month eliminated the spread of rabies from dogs to humans. Sign up to our newsletters here! Hosts: Emma Gillespie and Lucy Tassell Producer: Elliot Lawry Want to support The Daily Aus? That's so kind! The best way to do that is to click ‘follow’ on Spotify or Apple and to leave us a five-star review. We would be so grateful. The Daily Aus is a media company focused on delivering accessible and digestible news to young people. We are completely independent. Want more from TDA?Subscribe to The Daily Aus newsletterSubscribe to The Daily Aus’ YouTube Channel Have feedback for us?We’re always looking for new ways to improve what we do. If you’ve got feedback, we’re all ears. Tell us here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

India today appears caught in a confusing geopolitical maze embracing BRICS while standing alongside the QUAD, seeking influence in the Global South while facing growing friction across its own neighbourhood. Relations with Pakistan remain deeply hostile, while tensions and political distrust periodically surface with Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and the Maldives, even as Bhutan remains a closer partner.What makes the situation more worrying is the changing mindset of the region's youth. Anti-India narratives, nationalism, social-media influence and perceptions of Indian interference are increasingly shaping how younger generations in neighbouring countries view India. A country aspiring to be a leading global power cannot afford to be influential abroad while becoming increasingly unpopular among the very people living next door.Is India losing the neighbourhood battle while trying to win the global one?#India #Geopolitics #BRICS #QUAD #SouthAsia #Neighbours#IndianForeignPolicy #Youth #YouthPolitics #AntiIndiaNarratives #IndiaNeighbours #Pakistan #Nepal #Bangladesh #SriLanka #Maldives #Bhutan #GlobalPolitics #IndiaRising#China #USA #Russia #Trump #Putin #Narendramodi

 Ritesh Gaba | Chief Executive Officer (CEO), EpigamiaRitesh brings over two decades of leadership experience across consumer goods, sales, marketing, P&L management, and business transformation. Most recently, he served as Country General Manager – India at pladis Global (McVitie's, Godiva, Ulker), where he led overall India operations and business growth initiatives.Prior to this, he spent over 8 years at Mars, holding multiple leadership roles including Sales Director – India (Mars Wrigley Confectionery), Interim General Manager, Sales Director – Mars Chocolates India, and Business Head – India Subcontinent Countries. During his tenure, he managed P&L responsibilities across India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Maldives, driving growth across confectionery and petcare businesses.Earlier, Ritesh spent nearly 8 years at Britannia Industries Limited, where he held leadership roles across trade marketing, sales capability, and brand management, including leading the iconic Tiger brand's marketing and innovation initiatives.He began his career with Tata Motors, where he worked across international marketing and sales functions, including handling channel development and commercial vehicle marketing in South Africa.With a strong track record in consumer business growth, brand leadership, and large-scale commercial operations, Ritesh is well-positioned to lead Epigamia's next phase of expansion and category leadership. 

Sure you can meditate and pray and heal and go silent. All such practices work. To help you step into who and all you're meant to be, as you realize your highest destiny.But, if you and I were having coffee at a simple yet soulful cafe in some special and perhaps even mystical far-off land (Bhutan is on my list) and after a sip or two, you asked me “Robin, what's the one spiritual skill that lifts every other spiritual skill?” I'd reply, after a sip or two, “learning to get really really really good at letting go.”Sure, it sounds so simple. To……let go and let God.…to do your best and then have the bravery, wisdom and faith to let life do the rest.…to exercise action and then release longing and wishing and trust the ancient and transformational prayer “thy will be done.”Seems easy. Hard to apply, in reality. Because we all want what we want. It's such a challenge to let go, and trust that after we've done our human part (invested the sweat equity, risen when fallen and stood for excellence) whatever comes is for our absolute best. Yet, why would we not want it? Because it's for our best, if you get my drift.My latest book “The Wealth Money Can't Buy” is full of fresh ideas and original tools that I'm absolutely certain will cause quantum leaps in your positivity, productivity, wellness, and happiness. You can order it now by clicking here.FOLLOW ROBIN SHARMA:InstagramFacebookYouTube

Eurovision kijkt steeds verder naar het oosten! Deze week duiken Marco Dreijer en Marit Bosman in het allereerste Eurovision Song Contest Asia. De eerste liedjes voor Bangkok zijn gekozen: wat vinden we van CARMELLE voor de Filipijnen, Nyendra uit Bhutan en de Zuid-Koreaanse JUNHEE? En krijgen we straks écht Mongoolse keelzang op het Songfestival? Ondertussen blijft ook de Nederlandse deelname aan Eurovision 2027 voer voor discussie. Talpa biedt de NPO hulp aan, terwijl Jan Slagter na maanden flirten met het Songfestival nu definitief zegt dat Omroep MAX het tóch niet gaat doen. Kan een samenwerking tussen een publieke omroep en Talpa de deur naar Burgas alsnog openhouden? En als Talpa zich ermee bemoeit: willen we dan ook meteen een nationale finale? Verder: Hongarije onderhandelt over een terugkeer na zeven jaar afwezigheid, de eerste plannen voor Arena Burgas liggen op tafel, Estland komt met een opvallende nieuwe regel voor Eesti Laul, Australië bevestigt deelname en Måneskin komt weer bij elkaar voor een eenmalige reünie tijdens Sanremo. De stelling van deze week:Als Talpa de NPO wil helpen, moet Nederland ook weer een nationale finale uitzenden. Reageren? Laat van je horen via @eurovisionpodcast op Instagram en TikTok of mail naar info@songfestivalpodcast.nl.

Miika Auvinen ja Johanna Kultalahti keskustelevat kristittyjen tilanteesta Bhutanissa, joka on WWL2026 -vainoraportin sijalla 34. https://opendoors.fi/maa/bhutan/  

Sanjay Saxena, director of operations for Nomadic Expeditions, talks with James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report, at last month's Virtuoso Travel Week in Las Vegas about his unique luxury tour company focused on exploring Mongolia, Bhutan, Nepal and Tibet. Saxena details how Nomadic delivers bespoke, private and small group guided journeys showcasing cultural immersion, wildlife and high-end comfort in remote areas, from a yurt to the Three Camel Lodge. With headquarters in Cranbury, N.J., Nomadic was founded by Jalsa Urubshurow, a Mongolian immigrant who has spent much of his life in the U.S. and has great pride in showing off his country. For more information, visit www.nomadicexpeditions.com.  All our Insider Travel Report video interviews are archived and available on our Youtube channel  (youtube.com/insidertravelreport), and as podcasts with the same title on: Spotify, Pandora, Stitcher, PlayerFM, Listen Notes, Podchaser, TuneIn + Alexa, Podbean,  iHeartRadio,  Google, Amazon Music/Audible, Deezer, Podcast Addict, and iTunes Apple Podcasts, which supports Overcast, Pocket Cast, Castro and Castbox. 

How Nepali Immigrants Built a Federal Bank in the US | Suman Raj Timsina (CEO, Everest Federal Credit Union) In this episode of The Doers, we sit down with Suman Raj Timsina, CEO of Everest Federal Credit Union (EFCU) and Executive Director at the International Development Institute. EFCU stands as the first and only financial institution chartered specifically for the Nepali diaspora across the United States. Note: Everest Federal Credit Union (EFCU) is a federally chartered, NCUA-insured credit union operating as a full-service community financial institution. Unlike traditional commercial banks driven by outside shareholders, EFCU is 100% member-owned and not-for-profit.   From conceptualizing the credit union in a New York basement in 2015 to securing a rare 50-state federal charter approved by the NCUA, Suman breaks down how community trust transforms into institutional financial power. We dive deep into affinity banking, how the US Nepali diaspora holds an estimated $19B+ in collective economic capacity, why modern banks operate as software enterprises, and how shifting diaspora mindsets from remittance to angel investing can back the next generation of global startups.   TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 - Introduction  00:01:23 - Welcome to Dallas & Show Kick-Off 00:02:07 - Establishing the First Nepali Community Bank Outside Nepal 00:02:59 - The Historic Roots of "Affinity Banking" 00:04:10 - Regulatory Approval: The Role of the US Congress & NCUA 00:04:59 - Humble Beginnings: Incepting Everest in a New York Basement 00:05:16 - Unlocking Nationwide Reach with a Rare 50-State Federal License 00:05:46 - The Not-For-Profit Model: Banks vs. Credit Unions 00:06:06 - Democratic Governance: Every Depositor Gets One Vote 00:06:33 - Broad Diaspora Eligibility: Nepal, Bhutan, and Beyond 00:08:31 - Life-Cycle Financial Products: Credit-Building to Mortgages 00:13:35 - Supporting the 10th Largest Foreign Student Population in the US 00:14:48 - Absolute Security: Federal Insurance up to $250,000 00:15:46 - 100% Reinvestment: Supporting Our People, Not Corporations 00:16:57 - Going Global: Opening US Dollar Accounts with Passports 00:18:59 - Replicating the Indian "Bank of Houston" Motel Success Model 00:21:40 - The Trust Test: Raising $3.65 Million in Just 3 Hours 00:23:42 - Modern Banking Shift: "Banks are IT Companies" 00:30:06 - Shifting Diaspora Culture: From Remittance to Angel Investing 00:38:11 - The Reality of BBA/MBA Degrees & The Power of Storytelling 00:55:57 - Beyond Banking: The Life-Saving $2,000 Emergency Loan   Want to become a video podcaster? Get info: https://becomeadoer.com/programs/become-a-video-podcaster?utm_source=Youtube&utm_medium=Episode+Description&utm_campaign=BAVP_C2     For Collaborations ✉ Reach out to us at partners@doersnepal.com   

In this episode of The Herbalist Hour, I'm joined by herbalist, classical homeopath, author and mother of seven Sara Chana Silverstein.  We discuss her new book, Moodtopia for Kids, and the many ways parents and caregivers can support a child's emotional well-being through herbs, homeopathy and simple daily practices. Sara Chana shares some of her favorite herbal allies for children, including skullcap, lemon balm and linden, along with creative ways to make herbs more appealing to kids.  We also explore the importance of physical affection, movement, sleep, family connection and healthy boundaries around screens.  Toward the end, Sara Chana shares stories from her recent journey to Bhutan with United Plant Savers and reflects on what the experience taught her about nature, community and life away from the phone. Thanks for listening! ~Mason PS - WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE LINKS & RESOURCES Sara Chana Silverstein | SaraChana.com BOOK: Moodtopia for Kids | BUY THE BOOK Free Handouts from Sara | GET THE GOODS Sara on Instagram | @sarachanas If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, and share it with a fellow plant person.

Chiến tranh Iran là một bước ngoặt trong bang giao giữa Ấn Độ và Trung Quốc ? Vì lợi ích kinh tế, đôi bên tạm gạt sang một bên những tranh chấ lãnh thổ để đối phó với một cuộc xung đột Washington đã khai mào và đang đe dọa tăng trưởng của hai quốc gia đông dân nhất địa cầu. Bắc Kinh và New Delhi có thể hợp tác trên những lĩnh vực nào ? Đâu là giới hạn trong những nỗ lực sưởi ấm quan hệ song phương ? Ngày 01/09/2026 lãnh đạo hai nước cùng tham dự thượng đỉnh Tổ Chức Hợp Tác Thượng Hải - SCO lần thứ 26 diễn ra tại Bishkek, thủ đô Kyrgyzstan. Có nhiều khả năng trong chưa đầy 2 tuần nữa, (12-13/09/2026) chủ tịch Trung Quốc Tập Cận Bình đến New Delhi dự thượng đỉnh BRICS. Ấn Độ và Trung Quốc cùng đang chịu áp lực sau hơn nửa năm chiến tranh Iran kéo dài và từ mặt trận quân sự, Hoa Kỳ đòi mở rộng cuộc xung đột này sang mặt trận kinh tế. New Delhi và Bắc Kinh cùng là những khách hàng lớn mua dầu hỏa Trung Đông, chiến tranh Iran đã ảnh hưởng trực tiếp đến kinh tế Ấn Độ và Trung Quốc như thế nào ? Theo các số liệu chính thức, tăng trưởng của quốc gia Nam Á này vẫn còn vững chắc trong 6 tháng đầu năm 2026. GDP tăng 7,8 % trong quý 1, cao hơn so với dự báo của Ngân Hàng Trung Ương. Tuy nhiên, do phụ thuộc đến 90 % năng lượng nhập khẩu, giá dầu tăng vì chiến tranh Trung Đông, do eo biển Hormuz bị phong tỏa, chi phí nhập khẩu, thâm hụt cán cân thương mại bị đẩy lên cao, lạm phát gia tăng. Theo báo Financial Times, lạm phát tại Ấn Độ tăng 4,45 % trong tháng 7/2026, vượt ngoài dự phóng của New Delhi. Tương tự như Ấn Độ, Trung Quốc cũng là một nguồn nhập khẩu dầu của thế giới, đặc biệt là dầu của Vùng Vịnh, của Iran, cho nên khi giá dầu vì chiến tranh vượt ngưỡng 100 đô la/thùng thay vì 68 đô la như trước ngày Mỹ và Israel tấn công Iran, Bắc Kinh cũng phải đối mặt với những thách thức tương tự như New Delhi. Cỗ máy sản xuất, công nghiệp và qua đó là các hoạt động xuất khẩu của « công xưởng » thế giới này bị đe dọa. Tình huống càng thêm khó khăn sau khi Nhà Trắng đòi trừng phạt gián tiếp mọi quốc gia giao dịch với Iran, tức là nhắm trực tiếp vào các doanh nghiệp, ngân hàng ... của Trung Quốc vẫn liên hệ với Teheran.   Trung Quốc và Ấn Độ cùng là những đối tác thương mại quan trọng bậc nhất của Iran, cả hai cùng là những khách hàng lớn nhất mua vào dầu hỏa Iran. Do vậy, đối thoại giữa nguyên thủ hai nước tại Bishkek đặc biệt được truyền thông chú ý. Chiến tranh Iran và cơ hội cho Bắc Kinh Thế nhưng về mặt ngoại giao và địa chính trị, đối với Bắc Kinh chiến tranh Trung Đông lần này cũng là một cơ hội tốt ngoài mong đợi. Tuần báo uy tín ấn hành tại New Delhi, Economic&Policy Weekly ghi nhận : Chiến tranh Iran đánh dấu một « bước ngoặt về địa chính trị » của Ấn Độ đối với Trung Quốc. Vào lúc Washington « sa lầy » ở Trung Đông, Bắc Kinh « củng cố vị thế chiến lược của mình mà không cần hao công tổn sức ». Đây cũng là cơ hội để Trung Quốc gia tăng ảnh hưởng trên nhiều phương diện từ kinh tế đến đối tác chiến lược, tài chính, công nghệ … Hơn nữa, Mỹ bị chia trí vì Trung Đông, bớt « kềm tỏa ảnh hưởng của Trung Quốc » ở châu Á -Thái Bình Dương.  Cải thiện quan hệ từ trước khi chiến tranh Iran khai mào Thực ra bang giao giữa hai nước đông dân nhất địa cầu đã liên tục được cải thiện từ năm ngoái. Tháng 9/2025, sau 7 năm không đặt chân đến Hoa Lục và 5 năm từ khi xảy ra xung đột ở biên giới giữa Ấn Độ và Trung Quốc trên dãy Himalaya, thủ tướng Narendra Modi đã trở lại Trung Quốc. Ông dự thượng đỉnh SCO tại Thiên Tân, hội đàm với chủ tịch Tập Cận Bình tại Bắc Kinh. Đó là thời điểm Washington đánh thuế 50 % vào hàng của Ấn Độ xuất khẩu sang Hoa Kỳ và trong nửa đầu nhiệm kỳ 2, tổng thống Donald Trump chọn đứng về phía Pakistan, kẻ thù của Ấn Độ trong tranh chấp lãnh thổ giữa New Delhi và Islamabad tại Cachemire. Cách nay đúng một năm nhà báo Pierre Haski chuyên về địa chính trị giải thích : Ấn Độ xích lại gần Trung Quốc không phải vì Bắc Kinh có sức thu hút hơn Washington. Trong mắt kinh tế gia Agath Kratz chuyên nghiên cứu về Trung Quốc bất luận động lực nào thúc đẩy Ấn Độ sưởi ấm quan hệ với Trung Quốc, nhưng về dài hạn, lợi ích kinh tế của New Delhi vẫn được đặt tại Hoa Kỳ. Cũng trên đài truyền hình Arte ngày 03/09/2025 bà phân tích : « Xích lại gần Trung Quốc, về phương diện kinh tế, Ấn Độ không hưởng lợi được bao nhiêu. Trái lại, mở rộng quan hệ với Mỹ để trong tương lai, thay thế Trung Quốc trở thành một nhà cung cấp, một nguồn xuất khẩu cho Hoa Kỳ và cho châu Âu : đó mới là lợi ích thực sự mà New Delhi muốn nhắm tới. Thâm hụt mật dịch của Ấn Độ với Trung Quốc lên tới 100 tỷ đô la, cao gấp đôi so với 5 năm trước đây. Ấn Độ cũng đã phụ thuộc rất nhiều vào Trung Quốc, cho nên, chỉ cần xảy ra tranh chấp ở biên giới là cũng đủ để đe dọa một số các lợi ích cốt lõi của New Delhi. Thủ tướng Modi muốn  giảm mức độ phụ thuộc của Ấn Độ vào Trung Quốc ». Về phần nhà nghiên cứu Valérie Niquet Quỹ Nghiên Cứu Chiến Lược – FRS của Pháp, và cũng là giám đốc đặc trách chương trình nghiên cứu về châu Á của quỹ này, bà nhấn mạnh đến chính sách đối ngoại rất cân bằng của thủ tướng Modi từ trước đến nay. « Ngay trước chuyến đi Bắc Kinh của thủ tướng Ấn Độ, New Delhi đã cho thử một loại tên lửa mới có khả năng nhắm trúng mọi nơi trên lãnh thổ Trung Quốc. Trước khi đi Trung Quốc, Narendra Modi cũng đã công du Nhật Bản, một đối tác kinh tế và quân sự quan trọng khác. Điều đó chứng tỏ chính sách đối ngoại của New Delhi rất cân bằng. Đó là chưa kể đến vai trò của Nga. Nói cách khác, Ấn Độ trong cách đối đầu với những áp lực từ phía Hoa Kỳ vẫn không quên đâu mới là những lợi ích cơ bản của chính mình ».     Mỹ « đánh mất » Ấn Độ ?       Trở lại với câu hỏi vì xung đột Iran và trước đó nữa là vì chiến tranh thuế quan của Hoa Kỳ Bắc Kinh và New Delhi có thể hợp tác trên những lĩnh vực nào và đâu là giới hạn trong những nỗ lực của các ông Tập Cận Bình, Narendra Modi để cải thiện quan hệ song phương, Sylvia Malinbaum, chuyên gia về Nam Á Viện Quan Hệ Quốc Tế Pháp IFRI ghi nhận từ thượng đỉnh Tổ Chức Hợp Tác Thượng Hải – mà Iran là một thành viên toàn phần, tổ chức Thiên Tân 2025 – hình ảnh các lãnh đạo Trung Quốc, Ấn Độ và Nga đoàn kết đã là một thông điệp mạnh. Khi đó tổng thống Mỹ cay đắng bình luận trên mạng xã hội Truth Social : « Dường như chúng ta đã để Ấn Độ và Nga rơi vào vòng ảnh hưởng của Trung Quốc, một quốc gia ngày sàng sâu sắc và đen tối hơn ». Trước mắt về kinh tế thương mại, Trung Quốc và Ấn Độ có chung một mục đích : Đối phó với các biện pháp bảo hộ của Hoa Kỳ. Cả hai cùng có cán cân thương mại thặng dư so với Mỹ nên cùng bị Nhà Trắng trừng phạt bằng các đòn thuế quan. Nhưng bản thân Trung Quốc và Ấn Độ vừa là đối tác vừa là những đối thủ cạnh tranh của lẫn nhau. Trung Quốc trong thế xuất siêu với Ấn Độ, cán cân thương mại của Bắc Kinh với bạn hàng Nam Á này thặng dự gần 100 tỷ đô la. Nền công nghiệp của Ấn Độ phụ thuộc vào Trung Quốc từ nguyên vật liệu đến linh kiện, phụ tùng xe hơi, các bộ phận lắp ráp điện tử, máy móc, các hoạt chất dược phẩm để vẫn được mệnh danh là « tủ thuốc của thế giới ». New Delhi cũng muốn cạnh tranh với Trung Quốc để trở thành « công xưởng của thế giới trong lĩnh vực điện thoại thông minh » và đồ dùng điện tử nhưng các chuỗi sản xuất của Ấn Độ lại phải nhập khẩu kinh kiện và phụ tùng made in China. Liên minh tình thế ? Vào lúc Ấn Độ là nguồn nhập khẩu dầu thô lớn thứ 3 toàn cầu, nhập khí tự nhiên lớn thứ tư trên thế giới, vừa cần dầu hỏa của Nga và của Trung Đông, đặc biệt là của Iran, thì chính quyền Trump gia tăng sức ép đòi New Delhi mua dầu của Mỹ,  Washington đòi đánh thuế 100 % vào hàng của Ấn Độ bán sang Mỹ nếu như New Delhi kháng cự. Cho nên thủ tướng Narendra Modi bắt buộc phải cải thiện bang giao với Trung Quốc. Về phía Bắc Kinh, ông Tập Cận Bình cũng không thể để xuất khẩu Trung Quốc gặp bất kỳ một trở ngại nào với đối tác có trọng lượng như Ấn Độ với trên dưới 1,4 tỷ dân. Dù vậy nhà địa chính trị học Alain Lamballe, chuyên nghiên cứu về Nam Á, trong bài tham luận hồi tháng 7/2026 đăng trên tạp chí Areion24 nêu bật nhiều những hiềm khích, những mối cạnh tranh khó để san bằng giữa Ấn Độ và Trung Quốc. Bên cạnh tranh chấp từ hàng chục năm qua ở biên giới trên dãy Himalaya, vấn đề cốt lõi vẫn là « quyết tâm của Bắc Kinh để thống lĩnh vùng Ấn Độ-Thái Bình Dương ». New Delhi vẫn luôn lo ngại bị Trung Quốc bao vây. Ông Tập Cận Bình đã liên tục mở rộng quan hệ với các nước Nam Á, qua hành làng kinh tế Trung Quốc -Pakistan, qua những chương trình hợp tác hay viện trợ của Bắc Kinh cho Bangladesh, Nepal và thậm chí Bhutan. Cân nhắc giữa lợi ích kinh tế và an ninh Trên biển, New Delhi tìm cách kiềm chế ảnh hưởng của Trung Quốc tại Ấn Độ – Thái Bình Dương thông qua những hợp tác ngày càng chặt chẽ hơn với các quốc gia Đông Nam Á (ASEAN, quan hệ với Việt Nam và Philippines...) qua các chương trình tập trận quân sự, hoạt động thăm dò dầu khí và các diễn đàn như Đối Thoại an ninh Shangri-La ... Ở góc đài bên kia, Bắc Kinh càng lúc càng dùng những chiêu bài kinh tế để lôi kéo Pakistan về phía mình để mở ra những cửa ngõ vào Ấn Độ Dương và sang đến tận Trung Đông.   Trong bối cảnh đó, cho rằng chiến tranh Iran -và chính sách bảo hộ của Hoa Kỳ trước đó, giúp Ấn Độ và Trung Quốc sưởi ấm quan hệ chỉ đúng một phần. New Delhi và Bắc Kinh như giới phân tích ghi nhận, xích lại gần nhau chỉ là một giải pháp « tình thế ». Hơn nữa trong quan hệ giữa hai cường quốc châu Á này, Trung Quốc rõ ràng đang nắm nhiều lá chủ bài.   

Edge City is one of the most exciting, fun, engaging, dynamic communities of which I'm a part -- and here I get to interview one of the founders! (This is very exciting for me.)Edge City runs month-long "pop-up villages" — 500 to 1,000 people from tech, science, culture, and art, gathered in one small, walkable town, building things together. In Timour's words, "It's got the dynamism of a city, with the vibe of a village — that's kind of a design principle for us."In my words: It's like summer camp meets a tech conference ... and it's also a hotbed of attraction. :)But what happens when you meet someone in an environment where you absolutely will run into them again? What if you don't want to make her uncomfortable by asking her out? How do organizers think about this?As Timour puts it, "We are in a weird time when it comes to dating.” But don't worry -- we discuss the anonymous "crush" feature that could change everything.We also get into the dating dynamics at the village specifically, including my feeling of being surrounded by attractive men and yet noticeably under-approached. We cover the couple whose second date really was an entire month-long event, and the strange twist where Timour says this is actually the opposite of Burning Man's infamous "playa romance" phenomenon.If you've ever wondered whether there's a real-world alternative to the apps — something that isn't just another platform — this one's worth your full attention.—Come to Edge City!The next Edge City is in Goa, India from Oct 11–Nov 1. Plus there's a smaller, 30-person trip to Bhutan from Nov 11–19. Use code DEARMEN for 20% off Goa tickets. Details at edgecity.live.—Work with usReady to go deeper than the podcast and take action? Jason and I help you break old patterns and transform your sex & love life for good. To see if you're a fit for our flagship program, Pillars of Presence, book a call here. Start anytime. (https://evolutionary.men/apply/)—Mentioned on this episode:Edge City: upcoming events in Goa, India (Oct 11–Nov 1) and Bhutan (Nov 11–19)Questions about Edge City? Email DearMenPodcast@gmail.com—Memorable quotes from this episode:"I felt like there were all these attractive men, and no one was approaching me.""We've even had a few kids conceived at or because of Edge.""I don't want to be the weird guy who's approaching... what if that makes them uncomfortable?"“It was about how alive I felt in that environment.”“It's exponentially more meaningful than a one- or two-day conference.”“There is the serendipity of running into people that feels magical.”“We're pushing ourselves forward both personally as well as society.” “It's the dynamism of a city with the vibe of a village.”“Why doesn't your neighborhood feel communal?”“We needed from the beginning to have the architecture and DNA that would be welcoming to children.” “We grow up and we're taught to find The One.”“You need to go through the crucible of, ‘Is this the right person for me?'”

The crew sizes up Bitcoin's rebound, the fight to bring Hyperliquid onshore, the SEC's new token fundraising framework, and why Stripe's OpenRouter deal could make AI inference markets look a lot like DeFi. Welcome to The Chopping Block, where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner chop it up about the latest in crypto. Tom and Tarun check in from Bhutan after lunch with the king, then the crew tackles Bitcoin's rebound, the path to a compliant U.S. Hyperliquid, the SEC's proposed Regulation Crypto Assets, and the growing overlap between AI inference markets and DeFi market structure. Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pods, Fountain, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform. Show highlights

The crew sizes up Bitcoin's rebound, the fight to bring Hyperliquid onshore, the SEC's new token fundraising framework, and why Stripe's OpenRouter deal could make AI inference markets look a lot like DeFi. Welcome to The Chopping Block, where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner chop it up about the latest in crypto. Tom and Tarun check in from Bhutan after lunch with the king, then the crew tackles Bitcoin's rebound, the path to a compliant U.S. Hyperliquid, the SEC's proposed Regulation Crypto Assets, and the growing overlap between AI inference markets and DeFi market structure. Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pods, Fountain, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform. Show highlights

Despite a false start in 2025, Eurovision Song Contest Asia looks like it's really happening in 2026! The proof? A full-on national final from Bhutan called Rhythm of Bhutan that has everything we love about national finals from small nations, plus a powerhouse internal selection from Malaysia. We talk about all five competitors in the final and what songs are likely to do well in November's contest. Jeremy is always happy to see college kids getting weird, Dimitry gets some rock with a distinctive Bhutanese twist, and Oscar would hire one dancer to do anything. Watch Aina Abdul's performance at Malaysia's Anugerah Juara Lagu 40: https://youtu.be/RoOL60wUkps Watch Rhythm of Bhutan courtesy of BBS on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7V5cSj30SBI This week's companion playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5iU2uyFaPjwdanCddG3Wkl Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joineurovangelistsEurovangelists is an American Eurovision podcast, made in the US for Eurovision fans worldwide. The Eurovangelists are Jeremy Bent, Oscar Montoya and Dimitry Pompée.The theme was arranged and recorded by Cody McCorry and Faye Fadem, and the logo was designed by Tom Deja.Production support for this show was provided by the Maximum Fun network.The show is edited by Jeremy Bent with audio mixing help was courtesy of Shane O'Connell.Find Eurovangelists on social media as @eurovangelists on Instagram and @eurovangelists.com on Bluesky, or send us an email at eurovangelists@gmail.com. Head to https://maxfunstore.com/collections/eurovangelists for Eurovangelists merch. Also follow the Eurovangelists account on Spotify and check out our playlists of Eurovision hits, competitors in upcoming national finals, and companion playlists to every single episode, including this one!

In Ausgabe 46 von Behind the Story spricht Host Wolfgang mit dem Vertriebsexperten, Buchautor und selbsternannten „Happyologen“ Patrik Wenke. Ausgehend von seiner Kindheit in der Eifel und seinen ersten Schritten im Vertrieb führt die Lebensreise zu einem tiefen Einschnitt: Im Februar 2015 erleidet Patrik mit 45 Jahren einen schweren Schlaganfall und ist halbseitig gelähmt. Die Episode beleuchtet Patriks Weg zurück ins Leben – angetrieben von der Macht positiver Worte, Reha-Erfolgen und einer grundlegenden Neuausrichtung. Er berichtet von prägenden Begegnungen mit dem Glücksforscher Prof. Dr. Alfred Bellebaum und Joey Kelly, seiner kostenlosen App Glück2Go, dem Konzept des „benevolenten Denkens“ und seiner Grenzerfahrung beim 200-km-Ultramarathon in Bhutan. Abschließend teilt er praktische Impulse wie das monatliche „Rendezvous mit sich selbst“ und seine High-Five-Regel für ein selbstbestimmtes, erfülltes Leben.

It's time for Heading Off... our weekly travel feature.... where one our listeners shares their travel stories If you have a story that's worth telling, we'd love to hear from you. Get in touch on 2101 email me at Jesse@rnz.co.nz Today we're heading to Bhutan, the remote kingdom in the Himalayas, nestled between India and China Julie Woods aka 'That Blind Woman' is a speaker & author visited the region back in 2013. She chats to Jesse.

Bhutan is a Himalayan kingdom sandwiched between China and India. Forty percent of its 800,000 citizens work in the agriculture sector. The mountainous country is famous for its breathtaking landscapes and its unique policy of "Gross National Happiness," instituted in 1972 by Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the fourth king of Bhutan. My guests on the Newscast this week say this philosophy is the backbone of the nation's food system, and its plan for full food self-sufficiency by 2029. "Our food system isn't just about producing food. It's about sustaining our landscapes, our communities, and our culture," says renowned chef and restaurateur Bleu Tshering Dorji. She owns two restaurants in the nation's capital, Thimpu. She explains the unique challenges farmers she works with face due to climate change and steep mountain terrain. "We are a mountainous landlocked country, and only a small percentage of our land is, I think, actually suitable for agriculture. We don't have the luxury of just expanding farmland. We have to make better use of the land that we sort of already have," she says. "Labor is becoming extremely scarce as young people sort of move away from agriculture, and farmers still have to deal with issues like wildlife conflict, unpredictable weather, and also getting their produce to the market," Bleu says. Sonam Wangchuk is an executive specialist at the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock for the government of Bhutan. He also joins the conversation to explain how the government plans to address these challenges through the 13th five-year plan, "Transforming the Agrifood Sector for Economic Growth and Sustainable Development." The plan calls for spending the equivalent of about $180 million through 2029. Much of these funds appear to be directly supporting smallholder farmers, the majority of whom in Bhutan are women. "We have been working to strengthen the capacity of the smallholder farmers, especially through training on climate-smart agriculture, improve production technologies, farm mechanization, post-harvest management, value addition and agribusiness and business development for women and youth," Wangchuk says. "The skills are imparted to improve access to finance, technology and markets and creating an environment of entrepreneurship and to support the farmer groups and cooperatives." Some government measures have received criticism, such as the implementation of a 3,400-kilometer (2,100-mile) fence to deter human-wildlife conflict. A previous study from 2023 on agricultural practices in the nation suggested that, "Bhutan should emphasise women-centred initiatives by enhancing access to assets, raising awareness of climate change mitigation strategies, and developing training programs to promote CSA," or climate-smart agriculture. This appears to be what the plan aims to do. However, not all challenges are easily solved with funding. Previous Mongabay fellow Choki Wangmo highlighted some of these challenges through the story of Pen Zam, a medicinal mushroom gatherer who struggles with a shrinking habitat at extremely high altitudes to attain a fraction of what her family used to gather decades ago, before the current climate impacts of today. Later this month, the inaugural Global Conscious Food Systems Summit will take place in Bhutan. Please take a minute to let us know what you think of our podcast here. Mike DiGirolamo is the host & producer for the Mongabay Newscast based in Sydney. Find him on LinkedIn and Bluesky. Cover Image: A chorten, or Buddhist stupa, at a rice field in Bhutan. Image by thaths via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0). —- Time codes (00:00) Bhutan is transforming its food system (06:45) A challenge ahead (12:53) How 'Gross National Happiness' guides the way (19:04) Supporting farmers amidst climate change (29:36) Moving the global conversation forward

Sommer, Sonne, Steuerfalle: In dieser Folge von 5 Steuertipps in 5 Minuten geht es um fünf kuriose Abgaben, die den Urlaub ganz unbemerkt teurer machen: vom Schatten in Italien über den aufgeschnittenen Bagel in New York bis zur nachhaltigen Tagesgebühr in Bhutan. Kurz, überraschend und perfekt für alle, die wissen wollen, wo selbst die Ferien fiskalisch werden.Steuerberater gesucht?Von der Lohn- und Finanzbuchhaltung, über den Jahresabschluss und die Steuererklärungen bis hin zur Steuerberatung: Bei uns werden ausschließlich Steuerberater*innen tätig.Lernen Sie uns kennen und machen Sie künftig keine Kompromisse mehr: https://kanzlei-pfalz.de/index.htmlAndreas Reichert auf LinkedInVernetzen Sie sich gerne mit mir über https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreas-reichert-berlin/

The question he came out with was not, "How do I rebuild?" It was how do I matter. And 17 years later, that question has put Tom Eddington in Washington, DC, in the middle of what many consider the darkest political moment in modern American history, helping reconvene the State of the World Forum, the initiative co-founded in 1995 by Mikhail Gorbachev, Senator Alan Cranston, and Secretary of State George Shultz to address the future of human civilization. In this episode, Dov sits down with Tom, the current vice president of the reconvened forum, to talk about the six-year commitment underneath it. Not the recovery story. The commitment. Tom tells Dov what happened after he traveled to Colombia to sit with the Tairona elders and heard that 2025 to 2030 is the most consequential window in human history.  Then he flew to Bhutan and met with the national astrologer and the head of the monastic body, both of whom, working from a lineage 2,000 years old and completely independent of the Colombians, told him the same thing. Two independent sources. Same window. Same warning. Tom is a pragmatic optimist, not a mystic. With an MS from Wharton and a PhD in wisdom studies. He has coached CEOs for two decades. He has made eight documentary films. He has been asked to convene at the Vatican. And when Dov asks him the question the executive audience will most want asked, how do you take this into a boardroom of hard-nosed CEOs, Tom's answer is the one that reframes the whole conversation. Inside this conversation: The moment Tom got back on his feet at 48, capable of working five hours a week, and the single decision he made that changed everything that came after   The Erica Chenoweth research: why nonviolent movements of just 3.5% of a population have never once failed to bring systemic change, and what that means for right now   The four intelligences now operating on Earth (nature, human, artificial, cosmic) and why any leader who ignores one is looking at an incomplete map   The two questions Tom asks every new coaching client in their first session, and why the second one is where the whole life turns   Why he says modernity is dying and what it means to become a "death doula" to the world you were raised in If you came here for comfortable answers about the future, you are on the wrong podcast. If you came because something in you has been quietly asking whether the life you built was the one you were supposed to be living, or whether what comes next was always the point, hit play. Connect with Tom Eddington: Website: eddingtonadvisory.com Direct: tom@eddingtonadvisory.com Project: https://stateoftheworld.forum LinkedIn: Tom Eddington Films: Under Our Skin, The Third Harmony (thirdharmony.org), Connecting the Dots (connectingthedotsfilm.com), Written on the Landscape (PBS) Connect with Dov Baron: https://DovBaron.com dov@dovbaron.com Rate, review, and send this episode to the CEO in your life who has started asking questions their spreadsheet cannot answer. That is how the algorithm finds the people the next six years need most.   #StateOfTheWorldForum #TomEddington #ConsciousLeadership #TheDovBaronShow #FutureOfHumanity Connect with Dov Baron:https://DovBaron.comdov@dovbaron.comRate, review, and send this episode to the most thoughtful builder you know. That is how the algorithm finds the people who still ask why. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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in 1656 Blaise Pascal wrote in a long letter at the very end (in French) “I have made this longer only because I did not have the time to make it shorter.” His point was that it takes effort to make something shorter. This is the effort that I have used to make my podcast episodes only about 10 minutes. And I’ve done so for over 300 episodes. Join me for a celebration, reaffirming my mission statement, and answering questions. Celebrating 300+ Episodes and the Reality of Podcast Survival. Eek Well, hey there! Welcome back—and welcome back for the 300th-plus time. I didn’t have a 300th-plus episode celebration, and I think this show deserves that. Not only is this podcast in the top 5% as far as reach, but with reaching over 300 episodes, we are in the 1.4% of podcasts that survive that long. For comparison, would you believe that only 50% of podcasts ever make it past 8 episodes? So you’ll definitely agree that we need to celebrate and also talk about some things. It’s about time I told you about my mission and origin and all that stuff, and I do tend to sprinkle that in from time to time. But let me get down to it, and in advance, I’m going to apologize for breaking my rule. Podcast episodes like this, I try to stick to 10 minutes. This is probably going to be double that. I explain why I do that as well. The Origin of Alchemy for Life™ and Interviewing High-Profile Guests So let me talk about the origin. The origin is the same origin as everything else that I work on in Alchemy for Life. It was a life-changing event that set me on the path to figure out what life was made of and what we spend our time, energy, and resources on. So, from that moment, I worked on a coaching system. I worked on understanding. I started writing books. And one of the very first things I did was start a podcast. And at that time, I started focusing on interviewing people because I knew that I didn’t know a lot of things, and other people did. I pushed far out of my comfort zone, and I interviewed really high-profile and famous people. I interviewed Scott Adams, the late John McAfee, recently a monk from Bhutan, and the executive producer of the Stargate franchise. An Unscripted Interviewing Style Built for You (the listener!) My interviewing style is different, and let me try to kind of put bookends around it—and you can see I’m struggling just to sort of describe that. So this is what I do. I don’t really have a list of questions. I formulate a list of questions and how I think I’d like it to go in my mind, but then I’m open to the way that the conversation works. And then at the same time, you’re there. I think of you being there. I think of the average person who’s listening to a podcast. I don’t want you to ever say, “Oh, why didn’t you ask them that? Oh, if I was interviewing them, I’d ask them this.” Well, I try to do that for you. Direct Outreach, One-Hour Limits, and Respecting Listener Time Reaching guests is direct. I reach out directly. I don’t use a service. I don’t like filling out forms. And a lot of times, it’s an email or a DM in some way, whether it’s on YouTube or Twitter or what have you. Sometimes it takes literally six or more months to get in touch with someone. Sometimes they’re busy, and sometimes they’re kind of putting you off because they don’t know who you are. I mean, if you say, “Hey, I’m Mark with Alchemy for Life,” they go, “What, what?” Those interviews are kept to about an hour. And when I say they’re kept to about an hour, there’s a number of reasons. I don’t like podcast episodes that are extra long, and I’ll get into that later. But for interviews, I promise people I will only take one hour of their valuable time. And I think it’s very valuable. And for you to sit there and just have a conversation with a stranger for an hour or more is really wonderful. And I remind them when we get to the end of the hour, and some people actually say, “Well, no, can we go longer?” The 10-Minute Format and Actionable Homework And so that leads me to the philosophy and the format. So, for those, they are one hour. My episodes in which I try to do what I do for you are kept at 10 minutes. And the reason I do that, there’s a number of reasons. One of them is I respect your time. I mean, if you’re going to listen to this, I’m not going to babble for 30 minutes instead of giving you what I could give you in 10 minutes. I think the majority of podcasts out there do the opposite, quite frankly. My format is that I research and find something or notice something, and then I present it to you to raise your awareness. So the first part of the show is raising your awareness. The second part is, “Okay, what do we do with that?” And then the third part is moving forward and kind of a homework. And people think homework’s a bad word, but it’s not. It’s sort of like something to do or think about after the show. I want every single episode to be something that you take at least one thing moving forward and go, “I’m going to think about that. I’m going to write that down. I’m going to do that.” The Check Mark App and the 3 D’s: Discover, Distill, Disseminate And speaking of actionable takeaways, the Check Mark app that I created also has the episodes in there, and it includes the homework in a really cool list to use. I don’t really know of any other podcasts out there in which they have an app that you can use as a to-do list, but also has the episodes in there that you can search. It’s kind of cool. Check it out. My philosophy in really approaching everything, which includes the show, is the 3 D’s. And there’s actually 5, I think at one time I wrote them down. But for me, it’s Discover, Distill, and Disseminate. So, I find something, I notice something. I try to research it and break it down so that it makes sense and that I’m not fibbing. And then disseminate means, you know, I show it to you. I get it out to the masses. I get it out to you so that you can see it as well, and you can go, “Oh, I didn’t realize there was this known psychological effect of doing this. I didn’t even know what the parasympathetic nervous system was. Three Voices? That’s crazy talk. What’s that?” Solo Production, Automation Distaste, and Cross-Referencing Books As far as the production of the show, it’s my massive team. And when I say my massive team, I mean me. That’s it. It’s just me. I’m the person that creates the graphics, I’m the person that records the show, sets up the clients, reaches out to the guests, posts about it, and so forth. I don’t even use automation to post. I don’t like when people use automation because I can tell right away. It’s like static. You see the same thing posted time and time again, and you’re like, “And?” Like I’m supposed to pay attention to you in this thing you posted, but you couldn’t take the time to post it? Now look, I understand when you have a lot going on, it makes sense to set up, you know, HootSuite and all that other stuff. I get it. But for me, I just post something thoughtful about each episode because I care about each episode. Each episode means something to me. I put my heart into it. Sorry, I need to back up. When we were talking about the show format and things like that, one of the things I also like to do is like integrate things. So if I mention something to you, but it’s something I’ve talked about at length in a book or touched on in a book, I mention that book as well. Like I said Three Voices before, if there’s something that is related to intuition, I’ll say, “Hey, by the way, in Three Voices, I talk about that and it’s called the first voice.” So I like to cross-reference everything in the library, and I’m your friendly neighborhood card catalog for all of my stuff. My Stance on AI in Creative Writing Okay, back to the production. So, I have some interesting thoughts on AI, and I’ve probably done four episodes on it, and I have another one that’s probably going to come out right after this one. AI has its place as sort of like a bean counter and sorting machine, but I am absolutely against AI doing anything remotely creative for me. It has never written for me, it never will. And the only thing it does, or there are two things it does for me: One, I actually have a paid subscription to a service that allows me to do AI art. And we can talk about that and argue with me about that later. But it will take literally 10, 20, 30, hundreds of iterations to get one image that I want correctly. I don’t go into ChatGPT and say, “Oh, make me an image about this, make me this flyer that makes me throw up.” Instead, I craft something over and over again to the point where I go crazy. And that’s the art I sometimes use. There’s one that turned out really well, it was a little boy who was like fascinated with wonder and creativity, and I thought that one turned out really well. The other thing is I will run by my particular AI the SEO titles for my stuff. Sometimes I listen, sometimes I tweak it, sometimes I don’t. As of this show, I have actually switched the software that I use to produce these episodes. Podcast Monetization, Sponsor Integrity, and Hey It’s Free As far as monetization, with the reach that I have and so forth, I have none. I’ve been approached a couple times about, you know, a certain pill or a certain this or that that they will pay me to talk about, but I’d also have to take it. And I’m not doing that. I’m just I’m not going to be taking any kind of drugs or medicines or herbs or whatever just to put it on the show. If you want me to say, “Hey, this is a great vacuum because, you know, I’ve noticed that and I did the research,” that’s fine. You know, please send me a vacuum. So because of that, I’d like to think I have some pretty good sponsorship integrity, which is at this time none. But I also don’t really have any support. I mean, I do have Patreon set up for this, but I have never gotten a subscribing Patreon person. I mean, I have a donation link for people, I have a Buy Me a Coffee thing. So people are always welcome to do that. You’d think after 300, or after 100 or 50, at some point I would have said, “Well, dang, this is—I don’t make money doing this.” And you’d be right, because I did. I did that many times. I had this little meeting with myself and thought, “Mark, why are you doing this?” And for me, the reason I do it is it’s sort of the outreach wing of what I do. You get to hear about my books, my thought processes, the new things I’m working on, how everything integrates together, all that stuff. And you don’t have to pay anything for it. You don’t have to even go pick up a book or do that—please pick up a book—but you don’t have to do any of that stuff. You can just simply listen to these episodes. Where to Stream, Searchable Master Archives, and Command+F And speaking of listening to the episodes, I make this available on Spotify, iTunes, YouTube, and on my Alchemy for Life site. There’s an embed on there where you can look at each and every one of these, and there’s a player you could play in the browser while you’re reading the transcript or reading the articles that I write. In some cases, I write an entirely different article. And people have thought I’m crazy because I record this, and then I go back and I go, “Well, now I’m going to write that in—not a conversational voice, which is what this is, hello—but instead, I do it as an authoritative voice, which is how you write articles where you’re trying to teach something.” There’s actually two pages on the Alchemy for Life site for this podcast: One just shows all the pretty graphics that I have, and it’s in chronological order. And then there’s another page that’s just text that specifically lists every single episode. And the cool thing about that is Command+F on a Mac, Control+F on Windows, will allow you to search that page. So if there’s a name or a concept or something that you want to look for, boom, you can do that. And in the Check Mark app, it does that as well. Can you Hear ME? Seeking Real Listener Feedback and Community So let’s talk about you. Because I’m in a vacuum. How many emails, how many comments, how much feedback would you think I get? If your answer is anything other than, “Well, none,” well, you’re wrong. There’s an incredible lack of communication, and it bothers me. It’s sad, because I put a lot of work into this, and I’d love to hear how you feel about something. I’d love for you to say, “Well, Mark, I disagree with what you said in this particular episode.” And you can go into Patreon without paying anything and actually be part of communications. I envisioned having after-listener parties in which people would listen to this and then we’d get together and everyone would sort of talk about a specific podcast episode. Wouldn’t that be kind of a fun community to form? Like people who are like-minded, as they say, but people who are really open-minded and enjoy this stuff. And then I can sort of moderate and do that. I would love to do that, and I hope someday I’m able to do that. Hopefully before 400, 500, or 1,000. So if you haven’t commented, feel free. I’m open and I listen. There are a number of ways to communicate with me. You can email. Again, Patreon’s fun because that way people can see your comment and then there might be other people who say, “Yeah, you’re right.” Reviews, Ratings, Guest Appearances, and Theme Song Music Credits If you haven’t rated this podcast, I implore you, please. I mean, obviously I hope that every rating is 5 stars, but, you know, rate with your heart. And if it’s something that you got something out of, I’d love to hear about it. I have some really great—I have some great ratings, except for when I was review-bombed. And you can always see that there’s 5-star ratings from people and they have this great description, and then there’s that 1-star rating. And you’re like, “Oh, what didn’t you like? Did you just come from the dentist? What’s wrong?” And that sort of thing happened to my books, too. And, you know, it is what it is. But your voice is heard and it’s added to the whole, and it really means a lot to me. If you’re like, “Look, Mark, I’m not going to throw you any money, but I can say something kind,” by all means, do that. It means the world to me. And that’s why I do this. If this podcast got in your hands and you yourself also have a podcast and you’re looking for guests, I am open to talking about all the amazing things that I work on. The music I use for this podcast is from Audionautics—Audionautics, excuse me, I never say that right—and it is under the Creative Commons, so I’m free to use it. The theme song, however, was created by me, and it’s much longer than what you hear in the beginning. It’s got an awful lot of words and it tells the whole Alchemy story, but I don’t use it. I just use that beginning part that fires me up. Final Gratitude and Wrapping Up So, in closing, if this is the very first episode, oh my god, I apologize. I don’t normally ramble on for this long. And I know for you, you’re probably like, “Oh, well, that’s not a big deal. We just hit the 15-minute mark.” And if you’ve been with me for a long time, if you’ve been with me for more than one—this is your second episode—thank you. You’re a long-time listener. I really appreciate it. I know what it takes to listen to a podcast, which is why I don’t do hour-long or hours-long rambling about stuff. I mean, if you really want to hear that, go sit in a bar next to an old dude and ask him a bunch of questions. But I’d like to do something that gives you tangible takeaways. So I really appreciate you listening and being a listener and subscriber. It really means a lot to me. If I get to work with you sometime in the future, even cooler. But regardless of that, thank you from the bottom of my heart. This is the 300+ episode. Take care of yourself. You mean a lot to me.

In dieser Folge "Tagesanbruch – die Diskussion" spricht t-online-Chefredakteur Florian Harms mit Judoka und Polizeihauptkomissar a.D. Johannes Daxbacher über die transformative Kraft des Sports. Daxbacher teilt seine persönlichen Erfahrungen aus Jahrzehnten im Judo und erklärt, wie die Werte des Sports – Disziplin, Respekt und Durchhaltevermögen – nicht nur sein Leben geprägt haben, sondern auch als Brücke für gesellschaftlichen Zusammenhalt dienen können. Besonders spannend sind seine Einblicke in das Ehrenamt, das ihn in Länder wie Äthiopien, Südafrika und Bhutan geführt hat. Dort hat er erlebt, wie Sport Menschen verbindet, soziale Barrieren überwindet und Gemeinschaften stärkt. Gemeinsam mit Florian Harms diskutieren wir, wie Breitensport und Spitzensport zusammenwirken, um positive Veränderungen in der Gesellschaft zu bewirken.

In part two of this compelling SWAT Radio conversation, hosts Doug McCary and Brad Sykes welcome back Dawa Bhutia, a former bodyguard to the Dalai Lama who surrendered his rank, family status, and wealth to follow Jesus Christ. Dawa shares the profound reality of counting the cost of discipleship in hostile environments across India, Nepal, and Bhutan. Through the Himalayan Good News Network and the Leadership Transformational Training Institute, Dawa's ministry has equipped over 1,800 national leaders, missionaries, and church planters to reach closed or restricted regions. From mobile Bible schools where students trek up to 78 hours to receive training, to compassion learning centers that serve children in red light districts, this episode explores what it takes to train local leaders and advance the Great Commission under severe persecution. To support Dawa's ministry, visit https://www.swatradio.com, click Donate, and write "DAWA" in the comments to ensure 100% of your gift supports these mission efforts.

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In this hour, big risks, long goodbyes, and the anatomy of a straw. This episode is hosted by Moth Senior Curatorial Producer, Suzanne Rust. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media.Storytellers:Alzo Slade has questions.Shaw-naé builds community through her restaurant.Lekzin Tshokey says goodbye to her grandmother before leaving Bhutan.Amy Segal reflects on her mother's photo albums.Podcast # 991

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[Vietnamese: Four hundred and ten – Anything’s possible] Yet again, it’s a big show. This new music from around the world is set to get you moving… just like you do when you listen to JOY while you work. Michael and Io line up a couple of new tracks from old favourites, some surprising releases and a contender to represent Bhutan at Eurovision Song Contest Asia 2026. You can watch Rhythm of Bhutan (and vote for your favourite) on Tuesday 11 August at 11pm (AEST). Liked a particular track? Click the link to check out the video. And don’t forget to follow across social media: Facebook | X (Twitter) | Threads Playlist Азис – Мангава Ту [Bulgarian: I Love You]      Zulaykho Mahmadshoeva ft Battoz – Дил, вале (Dil Vale) [Tajik: Kind hearted]      Wincent Weiss – Uuuhh [German: Oooh]      Jakes Bejoy, Sanjith Hegde & Vinayak Sasikumar – Apna Friday Aayega [Malayalam: Our Friday will come]      Karma Drupchu – ཕ་གཡུས། [Dzongkha: The Homeland]      babble2babble: Vietnamese Chi Pu ft Amber Liu – Tin Được Không [Can you believe it?]      Vy Oanh – BALAYAH      Top Girls – Nikt nie kręci tak jak Ty [Polish: Nobody turns me on like you]      CRUSH – CRUSH! [Turkish]      OLGA ft Mirella – Kansallisaarre [Finnish: National treasure]      The post Bốn trăm mười – Có chí thì nên appeared first on babble POP!.

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In this episode, Niall speaks with Liam McClintock, a Yale graduate, former Buddhist monk, and founder of FitMind, a meditation training platform that helps people move beyond stress reduction into deeper states of awareness and well-being. After leaving a career in finance, Liam spent three years training in monasteries across Asia, studying under Bhante Vimalaramsi and learning advanced meditation practices, including jhana states and forgiveness meditation. He recently published his first book, “FitMind”, which brings together neuroscience and contemplative practice in practical tools for everyday life. In this conversation, they explore: — Why happiness supports meditation, not the other way around — How predictive processing theory helps explain why meditation reduces suffering — The neuroscience of jhana states and their role in reshaping the mind — A forgiveness practice for letting go of emotional baggage — The four-step framework for training attention: recognize, release, relish, and remain You can learn more about Liam's work at fitmind.org. --- Liam is the founder of FitMind, a mental fitness training platform that provides evidence-based programmes for individuals and organisations, including Uber. After studying history at Yale University and briefly working in finance, he left his career in 2018 to become a certified yoga and meditation teacher in Bali. His interest in the mind grew from a childhood diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), leading him to explore psychology, lucid dreaming, and a wide range of contemplative traditions. His training has included Theravada Buddhism in India, Sri Lanka, and Malaysia; Indigenous shamanism in Peru and Mexico; Boabom, an ancient Tibetan martial art, in Chile; Hatha and Ashtanga Yoga in Indonesia and Nepal; Tibetan Buddhist practices in Bhutan; and Dzogchen, Mahamudra, Qi Gong, and other contemplative disciplines in the United States. Liam later completed a Master of Science in Applied Neuroscience at King's College London, where his dissertation examined the neural correlates of advanced nondual meditation. Liam has since become a Buddhist monk to deepen his meditation practice and has participated in consciousness research at Harvard University. He has also advised on advanced meditation training for Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital. Drawing on both scientific research and first-hand contemplative experience, Liam's work bridges neuroscience and ancient wisdom traditions to help people cultivate greater mental fitness, resilience, and wellbeing. He believes that making mental fitness an accessible and enjoyable part of everyday life has the potential to improve both individual lives and society as a whole. --- Interview Links: — Liam's website: https://fitmind.org — Liam's book: https://amzn.to/3RJGOum — Fitmind Courses: https://fitmind.org/module — Fitmind Podcast: https://fitmind.org/learn

Award-winning interior designer Kelly Hoppen CBE joins Tanya Rose to reveal the travel experiences that have shaped both her life and her extraordinary career. From spending every Christmas in South Africa as a child to designing some of the world's most beautiful homes, hotels, yachts and private jets, Kelly explains why travel has been her greatest source of inspiration. In this episode, Kelly shares: why Kelly believes everyone should experience Asia at least once how childhood trips to South Africa shaped the designer she became the unforgettable hike to Bhutan's Tiger's Nest the hidden side of Beijing and Shanghai the best meal she's ever eaten in Capri and her favourite hotels and restaurants her top travel tip for packing and planning every trip the final holiday she shared with her father in Sicily why a sunset in Mallorca is one of her most treasured travel memories Chapters  01:32 How travel shaped Kelly's life and career 06:20 Secret #1: The one destination everyone should visit 10:18 Secret #2: Her most unexpected travel experience 13:49 Secret #3: Most overrated (and underrated) destinations 19:36 Secret #4: Favourite food and restaurants around the world 24:18 Secret #5: Kelly's best travel tip 31:02 Secret #6: Her most poignant travel memory 35:25 Designing cruise ships, yachts and hotels 37:16 What's next for Kelly Hoppen? Places mentioned South Africa Asia China Hong Kong Beijing Shanghai Japan Bhutan Finland Antwerp The Cotswolds Capri Ravello Lake Como Sicily Mallorca Ibiza Puglia

Tim and Brady discuss trivial reunions with people from your past - featuring a surprise guest in the room!Bonus video from ‘the big moment' is available to Patrons - https://www.patreon.com/unmadeFM/posts/165272118Join the discussion of this episode on our subreddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/Unmade_Podcast/Catch the podcast on YouTube where we include accompanying videos and pictures - this one is worth your attention - https://www.youtube.com/@unmadepodcastUSEFUL LINKSViewer pictures from Bhutan and other pics from this episode (contains episode spoilers) - https://www.unmade.fm/episode-183-picturesBrady's Everest fly-by - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3AK7c42mUY

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Cory Michael Bryant — known to many as The Spiritual Pilgrim — joins Harmony and Russell for a conversation about what happens when two decades of Ashtanga yoga and Vajrayana Buddhist practice grow up side by side. From a 9/11 wake-up call that led him to his first yoga class, to studying under teachers in the lineage of Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche in Nepal, Cory traces how Ashtanga and Tibetan Buddhism aren't separate paths — they may be two branches of the very same root. In this episode: How a strange bout of stress-induced hair loss led a type-A FDA chemist into his first yoga class Studying with Sharon Gannon and David Life at Jivamukti, and the pull toward Ashtanga Moving back to the American South as an openly gay man after 20 years in New York and DC The 37 practices of a bodhisattva, and using relationships as spiritual practice What suka and dukkha actually mean — and why it's really about space versus contraction The Vairochana posture as “the ultimate asana,” and the prana/nadi/trulkhor overlap between Ashtanga and Vajrayana Taking refuge, ngöndro, and years of preliminary Buddhist practice Leading pilgrimages to Nepal, Bhutan, India, and this fall, Mount Kailash in Tibet  Guest Bio Cory Michael Bryant, known as The Spiritual Pilgrim, is a longtime Ashtanga yoga teacher and Vajrayana Buddhist practitioner. A former FDA food chemist, Cory has practiced Ashtanga since the early 2000s, trained at Jivamukti Yoga under David Life and Sharon Gannon, and has studied for over a decade in the lineage of Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, including with Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche and Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche. He leads pilgrimages to Nepal, Bhutan, and India through The Spiritual Pilgrim, and teaches on Omstars. Resources Mentioned When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chödrön Joy of Living / Path of Liberation programs (Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche) thespiritualpilgrim.com   Omstars The Inner Rejuvenation Codes: https://harmonyslater.kit.com/inner-rejuvenation-codes-mc Join the Lightworker Mastermind:  https://harmonyslater.com/lightworker-mastermind FIND Harmony online: https://harmonyslater.com/ Harmony on IG: https://www.instagram.com/harmonyslaterofficial/ Finding Harmony Podcast on IG: https://www.instagram.com/findingharmonypodcast/ FREE Manifestation Activation: https://harmonyslater.kit.com/manifestation-activation

Cory Michael Bryant — known to many as The Spiritual Pilgrim — joins Harmony and Russell for a conversation about what happens when two decades of Ashtanga yoga and Vajrayana Buddhist practice grow up side by side. From a 9/11 wake-up call that led him to his first yoga class, to studying under teachers in the lineage of Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche in Nepal, Cory traces how Ashtanga and Tibetan Buddhism aren't separate paths — they may be two branches of the very same root. In this episode: How a strange bout of stress-induced hair loss led a type-A FDA chemist into his first yoga class Studying with Sharon Gannon and David Life at Jivamukti, and the pull toward Ashtanga Moving back to the American South as an openly gay man after 20 years in New York and DC The 37 practices of a bodhisattva, and using relationships as spiritual practice What sukha and dukkha actually mean — and why it's really about space versus contraction The Vairochana posture as “the ultimate asana,” and the prana/nadi/trulkhor overlap between Ashtanga and Vajrayana Taking refuge, ngöndro, and years of preliminary Buddhist practice Leading pilgrimages to Nepal, Bhutan, India, and this fall, Mount Kailash in Tibet  Guest Bio Cory Michael Bryant, known as The Spiritual Pilgrim, is a longtime Ashtanga yoga teacher and Vajrayana Buddhist practitioner. A former FDA food chemist, Cory has practiced Ashtanga since the early 2000s, trained at Jivamukti Yoga under David Life and Sharon Gannon, and has studied for over a decade in the lineage of Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, including with Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche and Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche. He leads pilgrimages to Nepal, Bhutan, and India through The Spiritual Pilgrim, and teaches on Omstars. Resources Mentioned When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chödrön Joy of Living / Path of Liberation programs (Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche) thespiritualpilgrim.com   Omstars The Inner Rejuvenation Codes: https://harmonyslater.kit.com/inner-rejuvenation-codes-mc Join the Lightworker Mastermind:  https://harmonyslater.com/lightworker-mastermind FIND Harmony online: https://harmonyslater.com/ Harmony on IG: https://www.instagram.com/harmonyslaterofficial/ Finding Harmony Podcast on IG: https://www.instagram.com/findingharmonypodcast/ FREE Manifestation Activation: https://harmonyslater.kit.com/manifestation-activation

A year ago, my partner Emma was diagnosed with celiac disease, completely changing the way we think about travel. In this special episode, I'm sharing my conversation with Leigh Francis from The Gluten Free Advocate Podcast about what it's really like adapting to gluten-free travel while still chasing adventure.We discuss the emotional side of a diagnosis, how our travel style has evolved from spontaneous backpacking to careful planning, and why destinations like Victoria, BC and parts of Europe have given us confidence that incredible travel is still possible.We also dive into my recent adventures through El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico and Bhutan, my future plans for French Polynesia, Central Asia and Africa, and how this experience is changing the content I create on both the Winging It Travel Podcast and YouTube.Whether you have celiac disease yourself, travel with someone who does, or simply love hearing honest travel conversations, this episode offers practical advice, encouragement and plenty of wanderlust.In this episode you'll hear:Emma's unexpected celiac diagnosis and how it changed our livesWhy travelling with celiac disease requires a completely different mindsetThe challenges of avoiding cross-contamination while travellingThe best gluten-free destinations we've experienced so farPlanning our upcoming trip to French PolynesiaHow this journey is changing my podcast and YouTube contentBucket list destinations still waiting to be exploredWhy travel is still absolutely worth it—even with dietary restrictionsIf you want to be able to listen to our conversation from Season 1 - check out this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynv84AuSkekIf you have any questions or fun stories to share, feel free to reach out at ⁠⁠hieatexplorelove@gmail.com⁠⁠.Substack: https://substack.com/@theglutenfreeadvocateTik Tok: @theglutenfreeadvocateFacebook:⁠ The Gluten Free AdvocateInstagram: @theglutenfreeadvocateThis episode is produced by Leigh Francis Productions.Support Winging It Travel PodcastIf you enjoyed this episode:⭐ Leave a 5-star rating or review on your podcast app☕ Support the show at buymeacoffee.com/wingingit

Medical missionaries are often called upon to provide care that is beyond the scope of their training and previous experience. This interactive case presentation looks at the realities of clinical decision-making in a critically ill snakebitten patient, and offers suggestions on how to navigate similar challenging situations.

Five years ago, I recorded one of the earliest solo episodes of Winging It, sharing ten pieces of travel advice that I wished someone had told me before I set off exploring the world. Since then, I've visited many more countries, built a travel podcast, launched a YouTube channel, started a podcast production business and experienced everything from hiking to Tiger's Nest in Bhutan to travelling through Guatemala, Mexico and El Salvador.So I decided to revisit that episode and ask a simple question: Would I still give the same advice today?In this episode, I react to each of my original ten travel tips, discussing what's changed, what I've learned over another five years of travelling and whether my opinions still hold true. From embracing flexibility and getting outside your comfort zone to documenting your travels, packing efficiently and making the most of working holiday visas, this is an honest look at how both travel—and I—have evolved.Whether you're planning your very first backpacking trip or you've already caught the travel bug, I hope these updated reflections help you travel smarter, more confidently and make the most of every adventure.If you've got your own travel advice that you'd give to a first-time traveller, I'd love to hear it. Get in touch on social media or leave a comment on YouTube.Support Winging It Travel PodcastIf you enjoyed this episode:⭐ Leave a 5-star rating or review on your podcast app☕ Support the show at buymeacoffee.com/wingingit

Alberto Perlman has been trying to get on this podcast for years — turns out all it took was bumping shoulders at an industry event. As co-founder of Zumba, he's built the world's largest branded fitness program: over 15 million weekly participants, 200,000+ locations, and a presence in 185+ countries, all while surviving 25 years of hype cycles, fads, a pandemic, and everything in between. In this episode, Eric Malzone sits down with Alberto to trace the entire Zumba story from the beginning — a packed gym class in Aventura, Florida with a literal padlocked door, a co-founder who couldn't speak a word of English pitching investors, VHS tapes selling in the millions, and a brand that's somehow ended up teaching classes in the jungles of Thailand and mandated in schools across India. They get into brand protection at global scale, why Zumba refuses to chase the algorithm on social media, and Alberto's honest, still-evolving read on where AI fits into the next chapter of the fitness industry. Key Takeaways:

Yussef, Ed, and Reid return with some bad news about Bhutan, picks for our favourite games of the year so far and the corporations that should make new consoles, a bold new pitch for the next Hellblade, and horrible memories of an amusement park ride.

SATO Technologies Corp (OTCQB: CCPUF) is building proprietary data centers designed to provide efficient computing power tailored for Digital Asset Mining (Bitcoin), High-Performance Computing (HPC), and Artificial Intelligence (AI). Romain Nouzareth, CEO and Co-Founder of SATO Technologies, joins us to discuss the shift from Bitcoin mining to building liquid-cooled "AI factory" data centers powered by hydro energy in Quebec, with waste heat reused for things like municipal heating and vertical farming. He highlights the newly announced 100–500 MW AI data center LOI in Bhutan's Gelephu Mindfulness City, and shares his view that the stock is undervalued since investors still see SATO as a Bitcoin miner rather than an AI infrastructure company. View Podcast Transcript

South and Southeast Asia face a different challenge to many developed economies. As the regions continue to grow, so too does demand for energy, transport and industry. The question is whether that growth can be powered by cleaner technologies from the start. In the second of our episodes recorded from Singapore, Michael meets Marie Cheong, founding partner at 100x100, a climate tech venture builder and VC for South and Southeast Asia. Previously, Marie co-founded WaveMaker Impact, where she helped launch climate startups addressing some of the region's biggest opportunities for decarbonisation. Marie explains why climate innovation in emerging South Asian markets requires a different approach. They discuss investing across the region, growing energy demand, using AI to decarbonise manufacturing, and why there are no "silver bullet" solutions to climate change. Marie also takes Michael to the People Bee Hoon noodle factory, which makes rice vermicelli noodles to see how Desmond Goh, the factory's director is using AI to improve his operations. Michael meets to Desmond and Muun AI founder Kathryn Knight about how better use of data can help cut emissions and waste. And at the end of the episode, a very special announcement… stay tuned. Topics Include Building climate startups across South and Southeast Asia Why climate investing needs more than "silver bullet" technologies The biggest opportunities for climate innovation in emerging Asian markets Solving regional pain points as the key to success Can Southeast Asia grow without burning more coal? Investing in emerging markets and navigating regional diversity How AI can help manufacturers cut emissions, costs and energy use The next generation of climate technology in Asia Leadership Circle Cleaning Up is proud to be supported by its Leadership Circle. The members are Actis, Alcazar Energy, Arup, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, Cygnum Capital, Davidson Kempner, Ecopragma Capital, EDP, Eurelectric, the Gilardini Foundation, KKR, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, National Grid, Octopus Energy, Quadrature Climate Foundation, Schneider Electric, SDCL and Wärtsilä. For more information about the Leadership Circle, visit cleaningup.live Links Marie Cheong's bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marie-cheong-06141b36/ Wavemaker Impact https://wavemakerpartners.com/ 100x100 https://www.100x100.com/ Muun AI https://muun-ai.com/ Watch our previous episode from Singapore, with Ravi Menon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xvhd34i6YMk Harish Hande on Cleaning Up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUxdaHFJI68 South Asia Includes: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan,and Sri Lanka. South East Asia Includes:  Brunei, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, Timor-Leste, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Acronyms FESIA - Future Energy Storage and System Integration Alliance ASEAN - Alliance for Southeast Asian Nations CPTPP -  Comprehensive and Progressive agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership MT - Megatonne SAF - Sustainable Aviation Fuel SME - Small/Medium-sized Enterprises

What the Interior Field Is AskingI am back.Five weeks of pilgrimage in Bhutan, Nepal, and India. I am returning without full knowledge of what has shifted in the collective while I was away, trusting that you have been holding your own orientation through whatever has unfolded. What I can offer, as always, is the larger archetypal field and the longer view.It is good to be back in this transmission with you.This week has a particular quality of threshold. Neptune stations retrograde. A new Mercury cycle begins. Venus crosses into new territory. After weeks of considerable activation, something is turning more inward — more reflective, more attentive to what has been absorbed and what now needs integration.Key Cycles This Week:Monday, July 6: Sun in Cancer squares Saturn in Aries. The feeling self meets hard reality. What you are experiencing inwardly may not match what the outer field is demanding. The invitation is to let both be present without collapsing into either. Saturn at its best is not harshness — it is honest clarity. And that clarity, held alongside emotional intelligence, can be surprisingly useful.Tuesday, July 7: Neptune stations retrograde at 4 degrees of Aries (remaining retrograde until December 12). When Neptune turns inward, the fog that can accompany its direct motion begins to thin. Over these five months, visions become more interior and personal. Where has idealization been obscuring what is actually true? The quiet signal of your own deeper knowing becomes more available now. Trust it.Thursday, July 9: Venus enters Virgo. Venus trines Chiron in Taurus. Venus moves from Leo's expansive self-expression into Virgo's careful tending and discernment. Love that shows up in the details, in quiet acts of care that do not announce themselves. On the same day, Venus trines Chiron in Taurus — a genuinely healing contact. Healing arriving not through insight but through the body being genuinely attended to. A small act of care today may carry more weight than its size suggests.Sunday, July 12: Sun conjuncts Mercury retrograde in Cancer. A new Mercury cycle begins. This is the still point at the center of the retrograde — the moment when something becomes quietly, suddenly known. Not through analysis but through felt sense. Pay attention to what arises today. This new four-month Mercury cycle is seeded in the feeling field of Cancer. What becomes clear now is worth noting. It is planting something that will develop through the rest of the summer and into autumn.Looking Ahead: Monday, July 13 brings Venus in Virgo squaring Uranus in Gemini. You may already feel this approaching in your relational field — unexpected friction, a desire for more authenticity that runs up against existing patterns. Hold relationships with extra spaciousness as the week closes.Larger FrameLess speed, more depth. Less projection, more honest seeing. Less performing of wellness or certainty, more genuine attunement to what is actually present.Neptune retrograde supports that kind of seeing. Mercury's new cycle in Cancer invites a fresh chapter of communication rooted in emotional truth. And Venus in Virgo reminds us that love at its most real shows up in careful attention — to the body, to the earth, to the small acts of tending that keep life genuinely nourished.Reflection QuestionsAs Neptune stations retrograde, where has idealization or wishful thinking been obscuring what is actually true in my life?What is the quiet felt-sense knowing arriving at this Mercury cycle's new beginning about what wants to be seeded in the months ahead?Where is genuine healing arriving not through insight but through simple concrete acts of tending and care?Podcast poem: "Portal" by Rosemerry Wahtola TrommerIf you are feeling called to work more deeply with these themes of tending, belonging, and the earth element, two offerings are available now.On July 11 I am offering a free Earth element taster workshop, Root in the Sacred. And on July 16 the Root in the Sacred group coaching  begins, a deeper container for those ready for sustained work with the Earth element, with the body, with what it means to belong to the living world on your own terms.You can find details on both at the home page of ontheedgesofchange.com under "What's Open Now" section.Both are invitations, not urgencies. If they are calling to you, trust that.Support the showGo to Sheila's website for information for transformational resources: https://www.ontheedgesofchange.comThis episode was co-created with generative AI, engaged as a soul-aligned ally in service of transformation. At the edge where technology meets myth, I choose insight over noise, and alchemy over automation. Thank you for dreaming the future with me.

Understanding how values and communication styles differ across cultures is key to succeeding internationally. That’s why training in cross-cultural communication has become commonplace in the international business world. In this session, we’ll look at 6 dimensions of cross-cultural communication and their application to medical scenarios.

What do the happiest people in the world have in common?According to psychotherapist and meditation teacher Bill Belanger, it's probably not what you think.In this episode of the Happier Series, I sit down with Bill to explore what both Western psychology and Buddhist philosophy teach about happiness, suffering, and compassion. Bill is the founder of Healbright and has spent more than twenty years studying meditation and Buddhist psychology, including training in monasteries in Bhutan, Nepal, and Thailand.Together, we explore why so much of our suffering comes from trying to hold onto things that are constantly changing—our children growing up, our parents aging, relationships evolving, and seasons of life coming and going. We also discuss why happiness built on external circumstances can feel so fragile, and how compassion may offer a more reliable path to wellbeing.In this episode, you'll learn:• Why Buddhist psychology views suffering as a normal part of the human experience• The difference between empathy and compassion—and why it matters• How compassion can increase happiness and reduce burnout• Why meditation plateaus are normal and what to do when they happen• A simple compassion practice you can start todayIf you've ever wished you could hold onto a moment forever, or found yourself wondering why happiness can feel so fleeting, this conversation offers a powerful and hopeful perspective on what it means to live well. 

After building Sacred Rides into one of the top mountain bike adventure companies in the world, Mike Brcic exited the business he had spent 23 years creating. The celebration did not last long. In this episode, Mike shares that the emotional high from the signed purchase agreement and wire transfer lasted about eight hours before the deeper question arrived: Now what? Mike joins Jerome Myers for a powerful conversation about founder burnout, post-exit identity, and the difference between building for achievement and building from alignment. They explore why founders often lose energy when they become disconnected from the customer, the company's purpose, and the work that actually lights them up. Mike also shares how his post-exit journey led him to create Wayfinders, a company that designs immersive experiences to help leaders reconnect with themselves, others, nature, and something larger than achievement. From the mountains of British Columbia to monasteries in Bhutan, this conversation is an invitation to rethink what success means after the exit. Because the real question is not just whether you can sell the business. The real question is: Who will you be when it is gone? Learn more about Mike and Wayfinders: https://way-finders.comTake the Exit Readiness Assessment: https://www.exittoexcellence.com/eraLearn more about Jerome Myers: https://www.exittoexcellence.com #Podcast #EntrepreneurPodcast #FounderStories #LeadershipPodcast #BusinessExit #FounderJourney #LifeAfterExit #Entrepreneurship #PersonalGrowth #BusinessOwner #PurposeDrivenLife #FounderPsychology #MeaningfulSuccess #NextChapter #ExitToExcellence Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Long before the Florida Wildlife Corridor became a statewide movement, it began as a scientific question: How do we conserve wildlife in one of the fastest-growing states in America?In this episode, Mason and Zach sit down with two of the most influential conservation scientists in Florida history, Dr. Thomas Hoctor and Dr. Reed Noss, to explore the origins, evolution, and future of the Florida Wildlife Corridor. Together, they trace the roots of corridor science from the emerging fields of conservation biology and landscape ecology in the 1970s and 1980s to the development of the Florida Ecological Greenways Network (FEGN), the scientific foundation of today's Florida Wildlife Corridor. The conversation examines how ideas from island biogeography, regional planning, road ecology, and wildlife connectivity shaped a vision that ultimately influenced conservation efforts far beyond Florida.Tom and Reed discuss the mentors, thinkers, and movements that inspired their work, including Larry Harris, and the emergence of conservation biology as a discipline. They also reflect on how Florida's approach to large landscape conservation helped inspire connectivity initiatives around the world, from Yellowstone to Yukon to wildlife corridor efforts in Bhutan and beyond.The episode also celebrates the release of their new book, Regional Landscape Conservation Planning: Wildlife, Connectivity, and the Florida Model, which chronicles decades of science, planning, policy, and partnerships that helped shape one of North America's most ambitious conservation networks. The book explores how Florida combined scientific research, land acquisition programs, growth planning, and public engagement to create a model for regional conservation in the 21st century.Whether you're a conservation professional, student, landowner, or simply someone who cares about the future of wild Florida, this episode offers a rare opportunity to hear directly from two of the architects behind the science that continues to guide conservation across the state.Dr. Thomas HoctorDirector of the Center for Landscape Conservation Planning at the University of Florida, architect of the Florida Ecological Greenways Network, and co-founder of the Florida Wildlife Corridor. Tom has spent decades developing spatial conservation planning tools that guide land protection efforts throughout Florida.Dr. Reed NossOne of the world's leading conservation biologists and a pioneer in landscape-scale conservation. Reed's research on habitat fragmentation, biodiversity conservation, and ecological connectivity helped establish many of the scientific principles that underpin modern wildlife corridor planning.Buy their new book!Regional Landscape Conservation Planning: Wildlife, Connectivity, and the Florida ModelResources mentioned in the episode:The History of Florida Wildlife Corridor Science and Planning EffortsThe Fragmented Forest by Larry HarrisBenton MacKaye's 1921 proposal for the Appalachian TrailRichard Forman's foundational work in landscape ecologyMichael Soulé and the emergence of conservation biologyOrlando Sentinel story about wildlife Corridors - 19841000 Friends of Florida Greenways ProgramYellowstone to Yukon Conservation InitiativeEPA's National Ecological FrameworkBhutan Biological Corridors ProgramCalifornia Essential Habitat Connectivity ProjectForgotten Grasslands of the South: Natural History and Conservation by Reed Noss & E.O. Wilson

Today's episode is an interview revisited that originally aired in August of 2022, with the wandering practitioner, Tseyang Pharchen. Tseyang has spent over twelve years retreating in remote and sacred places throughout Bhutan. Time notes: 00:00:00 — Introduction 00:01:15 — What drew Tseyang to mountain retreats 00:01:32 — Nature's effect on the mind 00:04:13 — The first retreat, inner conviction and obstacles 00:09:46 — On not setting goals 00:15:44 — Settling into a hidden sacred cave 00:18:29 — Doubt and inner knowing 00:19:26 — Challenges of navigating remote places as a woman 00:22:52 — Day-in-the-life of retreat 00:31:19 — What to look for when choosing a retreat place 00:33:43 — Influenced devotion vs. natural devotion 00:35:45 — Closing remarks and final advice, followed by a song from Tseyang

Why Travel Changes Everything - A Deep Dive with James Hammond on the Island Vacation Travel PodcastHello guys!Another guest appearance on another travel podcast today, and this time it is the Island Vacation Travel Podcast with Al Philogene, as we take a deep dive into the impact of travel on our daily lives, as a lifestyle choice and the impact on me personally too.You can watch this episode on YouTube here (please subscribe to Winging It) - https://youtu.be/XWfXoSQ5r7cI loved speaking with Al on his podcast, so please check it out below, too. Enjoy!Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6IKCiUg5sZstUia5vOpK62?si=d9c56d650b754e28Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/island-vacation-travel-podcast/id1579773196Website - https://islandvacationpodcast.com/#Island Vacation's Shownotes below.James Hammond shares his unforgettable travel experiences in Bhutan, Japan, and Bolivia, highlighting the importance of practical budgeting and lifestyle centered around exploration. He emphasizes the significance of people, culture, and food in each destination, and provides valuable insights on planning a six-month backpack trip to South America, including budgeting, route planning, and avoiding common travel mistakes.The conversation covers topics related to visa rules and immigration, the difference between hidden gems and tourist-heavy spots, the choice between travel and a traditional career path, financial trade-offs and the balance between freedom and stability, and the impact of COVID-19 on travel. The conversation covers the impact of COVID on travel, the rise in travel costs, the experience of over-tourism, and the financial considerations of long-term travel. It also delves into the importance of cultural familiarity when starting to travel and the need to adapt to changing travel costs and conditions.Takeaways• Unforgettable travel experiences in Bhutan, Japan, and Bolivia• Practical budgeting and lifestyle centered around exploration Visa rules and immigration are important considerations for travelers, and it's essential to research and understand the rules of each country.• Choosing hidden gems over tourist-heavy spots can lead to a more unique and less crowded travel experience.• The decision to prioritize travel over a traditional career path involves a trade-off between stability and freedom, and the pursuit of experiences over material possessions.• The impact of COVID-19 on travel has led to increased costs and a surge in travel to popular destinations, highlighting the importance of exploring hidden gems and off-peak travel periods. COVID has impacted travel costs and led to a rise in expenses.• Cultural familiarity is important when starting to travel, and it's advisable to start small and gradually explore different cultures.• Adapting to changing travel costs and conditions is crucial for long-term travel.Support Winging It Travel PodcastIf you enjoyed this episode:⭐ Leave a 5-star rating or review on your podcast app☕ Support the show at buymeacoffee.com/wingingit

What do you do when your team is full of talent, but you're still carrying all the weight? You know what I'm talking about…that moment you realize you're the one pushing every conversation forward. Holding everyone accountable. Keeping the mission alive.  It's exhausting. Let's be honest: you're not leading a team. You're dragging one. That's why J.R. sat down with leadership expert, executive team coach, and #1 New York Times bestselling author, Keith Ferrazzi. Keith has coached some of the most elite executive teams in the world, including the turnaround of General Motors, the national strategy of Bhutan, and some of the fastest-growing Unicorn startups on the planet. His latest book, Never Lead Alone, challenges one of the biggest myths in leadership:  The best leaders don't carry the team. They build teams that rise up and lead alongside them. In this powerful conversation, Keith shares the leadership shifts that separate average teams from elite teams, why conflict avoidance is quietly destroying performance, and how leaders can stop feeling isolated at the top. If you've ever felt like you're carrying the organization, the family, or the mission on your back, this episode may completely change the way you think about leadership. In this episode, you'll hear: The most important leadership shift elite teams are making right now Why high-performing teams cross the finish line together How conflict avoidance creates politics, mistrust, and division A practical framework for creating accountability without damaging relationships The difference between giving directives and providing input How to create psychological safety while still challenging people to grow Why many leaders feel lonely at the top (and how to change that immediately) The power of peer-to-peer feedback and accountability How to move from leadership to "teamship" KEY QUOTES "High-performing teams cross the finish line together." - Keith Ferrazzi "Most teams avoid difficult conversations, but true high-performers challenge each other in real time. The result? More trust, faster growth, and stronger teams." - Keith Ferrazzi "The struggles of your life can be solved with the people around you—it's a more enriching way to do it." - Keith Ferrazzi "Leaders must shift from focusing on leadership to teamship, where you expect the team to level up and meet you in leadership." - Keith Ferrazzi "You don't think your way to a new way of acting. You act your way to a new way of thinking." - Keith Ferrazzi "If you feel lonely at the top, that's on you. You are choosing to isolate yourself from people who are ready to love and support you." - Keith Ferrazzi CONNECT WITH KEITH Connected Success: https://www.connectedsuccess.com/ (This is Keith's 9-week program that explores how meaningful relationships shape opportunity, impact, and fulfillment. The program provides a practical framework for building connections that unlock greater career success and personal potential.) Never Lead Alone (Book): https://amzn.to/4bLusra Never Eat Alone (Book): https://amzn.to/4hIACdb Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keithferrazzi/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keithferrazzi/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@keithferrazzi Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/keithferrazzi/ X: https://x.com/ferrazzi YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@keithferrazzi NEXT STEPS Listen to the full episode: https://jamesreid.com/keith-ferrazzi-cuc Want to bring your best home more consistently? Take the Invisible Four™ Assessment and uncover what's quietly blocking you: https://jamesreid.com/assessment Follow J.R. on Social (@jamesJRreid): Facebook | Instagram | Linkedin | X Visit J.R.'s website: https://jamesreid.com RATE & REVIEW this episode on Apple: https://jamesreid.com/review. We'd love it if you could drop a review or 5-star rating! Simply select "Ratings and Reviews" and "Write a Review" then a quick line with your favorite part of the episode. It only takes a second and it helps spread the word about the podcast. SHARE this episode with someone who wants to be challenged, pushed, and positioned to come up clutch more often. SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss out on any new episodes and Special Guests! Click that purple '+' in the top right corner of your Apple Podcasts app. LISTEN to previous episodes on Apple, Spotify, or whatever podcast platform you prefer!